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516847

registered interest
date	29/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Endometriosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the average length of time between a person developing endometriosis and diagnosis of that condition.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	36175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Endometriosis can be asymptomatic; however, some studies have shown that the length of time from the onset of symptoms to the diagnosis of endometriosis can be up to eight years in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the fact that endometriosis can be asymptomatic it is not possible to estimate the precise prevalence of the condition. The number of people who are affected by endometriosis but have not been diagnosed with the condition is therefore unknown.</p><p> </p><p>However, estimates of the prevalence of the condition range from 2% to 10% of women of reproductive age, to 50% of infertile women. Endometriosis UK estimates that around 1.5 million to 2 million women in the UK have the condition.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people who have been diagnosed with endometriosis is not collected centrally. However the table below shows a count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a primary or secondary diagnosis of endometriosis, for the years 2010-11 to 2014-15. However, the data only includes the diagnosis of endometriosis where there was a hospital admission. There may be further cases of the condition that were diagnosed and treated in another healthcare setting. These data should not be described as counts of people as the same person may have been admitted to hospital on more than one occasion within any given time period.</p><p> </p><p>Count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a primary or secondary diagnosis of endometriosis, 2010-11 to 2014-15</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FAEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>34,963</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>37,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>37,742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>40,218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>42,977</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Grant for Endometriosis UK was awarded in the 2014/15 funding round. The project title to which the grant was allocated to was ‘Endometriosis Patient Support Groups aligned to Specialised Endometriosis Centres’. The funding granted per the award letter (2015-16 and 2016-17 funding was indicative at the time of the grant) was:</p><p> </p><p>2014-15 £63,686</p><p>2015-16 £59,718</p><p>2016-17 £65,403</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 36176 36177 question first answered 09/05/2016 14:10:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

516848

registered interest
date	29/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Endometriosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with endometriosis; and if he will estimate the number of people who are affected by endometriosis but have not been diagnosed with that condition.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	36176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Endometriosis can be asymptomatic; however, some studies have shown that the length of time from the onset of symptoms to the diagnosis of endometriosis can be up to eight years in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the fact that endometriosis can be asymptomatic it is not possible to estimate the precise prevalence of the condition. The number of people who are affected by endometriosis but have not been diagnosed with the condition is therefore unknown.</p><p> </p><p>However, estimates of the prevalence of the condition range from 2% to 10% of women of reproductive age, to 50% of infertile women. Endometriosis UK estimates that around 1.5 million to 2 million women in the UK have the condition.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people who have been diagnosed with endometriosis is not collected centrally. However the table below shows a count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a primary or secondary diagnosis of endometriosis, for the years 2010-11 to 2014-15. However, the data only includes the diagnosis of endometriosis where there was a hospital admission. There may be further cases of the condition that were diagnosed and treated in another healthcare setting. These data should not be described as counts of people as the same person may have been admitted to hospital on more than one occasion within any given time period.</p><p> </p><p>Count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a primary or secondary diagnosis of endometriosis, 2010-11 to 2014-15</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FAEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>34,963</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>37,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>37,742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>40,218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>42,977</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Grant for Endometriosis UK was awarded in the 2014/15 funding round. The project title to which the grant was allocated to was ‘Endometriosis Patient Support Groups aligned to Specialised Endometriosis Centres’. The funding granted per the award letter (2015-16 and 2016-17 funding was indicative at the time of the grant) was:</p><p> </p><p>2014-15 £63,686</p><p>2015-16 £59,718</p><p>2016-17 £65,403</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 36175 36177 question first answered 09/05/2016 14:10:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

516851

registered interest
date	29/04/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Endometriosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department has allocated to charities which support women affected by endometriosis in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	36177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Endometriosis can be asymptomatic; however, some studies have shown that the length of time from the onset of symptoms to the diagnosis of endometriosis can be up to eight years in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the fact that endometriosis can be asymptomatic it is not possible to estimate the precise prevalence of the condition. The number of people who are affected by endometriosis but have not been diagnosed with the condition is therefore unknown.</p><p> </p><p>However, estimates of the prevalence of the condition range from 2% to 10% of women of reproductive age, to 50% of infertile women. Endometriosis UK estimates that around 1.5 million to 2 million women in the UK have the condition.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people who have been diagnosed with endometriosis is not collected centrally. However the table below shows a count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a primary or secondary diagnosis of endometriosis, for the years 2010-11 to 2014-15. However, the data only includes the diagnosis of endometriosis where there was a hospital admission. There may be further cases of the condition that were diagnosed and treated in another healthcare setting. These data should not be described as counts of people as the same person may have been admitted to hospital on more than one occasion within any given time period.</p><p> </p><p>Count of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a primary or secondary diagnosis of endometriosis, 2010-11 to 2014-15</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>FAEs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>34,963</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>37,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>37,742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>40,218</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>42,977</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development Grant for Endometriosis UK was awarded in the 2014/15 funding round. The project title to which the grant was allocated to was ‘Endometriosis Patient Support Groups aligned to Specialised Endometriosis Centres’. The funding granted per the award letter (2015-16 and 2016-17 funding was indicative at the time of the grant) was:</p><p> </p><p>2014-15 £63,686</p><p>2015-16 £59,718</p><p>2016-17 £65,403</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 36175 36176 question first answered 09/05/2016 14:10:11 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

510151

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of households eligible for the property compensation scheme proposed by Gatwick Airport Limited under the current proposal for the expansion of Gatwick Airport.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	33322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The property compensation scheme proposed by Gatwick Airport Limited consists of two elements, compulsory purchase and a voluntary purchase scheme (‘Home Owner Support Scheme’). Approximately 168 properties will be eligible for compulsory purchase compensation. The number of properties eligible for voluntary purchase will be determined by the promoters published eligibility criteria in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/04/2016 11:06:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

510152

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Airports: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what operational mitigation measures have been proposed by (a) Heathrow Airport Limited and (b) Gatwick Airport Limited to reduce the effect of aviation noise in the event of expansion of those airports.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	33323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>Heathrow Airport Ltd. and Gatwick Airport Ltd. have published proposals on their respective websites to mitigate the impacts of aviation noise. The Government is continuing to engage with promoters for all three schemes shortlisted by the Airports Commission to develop the best possible packages of mitigation measures, including on noise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/04/2016 11:56:39 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

510163

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Gatwick Airport: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the suitability of alternative travel options for passengers and employees travelling to and from Gatwick Airport in the event that the Brighton Mainline is out of service.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	33412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been carried out by the Department, however Network Rail and the rail operator are required to work together in the event of disruption on the Brighton Main Line to ensure that passenger needs are catered for. Alternative travel options are put in place for planned engineering works, and these worked well during the Christmas period last year when extensive engineering work took place. The rail industry is required to have contingency plans in place for disruptive events.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/04/2016 12:13:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

484374

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Driver Information Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage data-sharing between highway authorities, mapping providers and satellite navigation companies to limit the use of inappropriate routes by HGVs.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	32063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is putting the UK at the forefront of innovation in road transport. For example, we are establishing the UK as a global centre for excellence in connected and autonomous vehicles, creating a ‘Connected Corridor’ from London to Dover to enable vehicles to communicate wirelessly with infrastructure and potentially other vehicles, and planning trials of truck platooning on our motorways.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has brought together satnav manufacturers, mapping companies, local authorities and other industry organisations in a Satnav Summit and in further discussions. We are working with these parties to improve the information satnavs provide to road users, and enable better co-operation and information-sharing between local highway authorities and the industry through joint working.</p><p> </p><p>ITS UK, an industry body, have also worked with the freight and haulage industry to promote the use of appropriate satnav devices designed specifically for HGVs.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 29/03/2016 11:13:02 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

450676

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	New Businesses: Wealden
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new businesses have been set up in Wealden constituency since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	25965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text There is no single data source that comprehensively measures all business start-ups within the UK. However, ONS has published statistics showing that there were 2,770 businesses newly registered for VAT or PAYE in the Wealden constituency between 2010 and 2014. Some newly registered businesses will have been trading for a number of years and other active businesses will not be covered because they are operating below the VAT and PAYE registration thresholds. answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/02/2016 14:27:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

450761

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Visual Impairment: Wealden
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Wealden constituency are registered as (a) blind and (b) partially sighted.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	25966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of people with sight impairment is collected by the Health and Social Care Information Centre every three years. Data is not collected at constituency level as part of the Registered Blind and Partially Sighted collection and so a response has been provided covering East Sussex, the council with adult social services responsibility which includes the Wealden constituency. According to the Registered Blind and Partially Sighted People report for England for the year ending 31 March 2014, there were 1,915 people registered as blind and 1,990 people registered as partially sighted within the East Sussex local authority area.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/02/2016 10:22:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

450762

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Wealden
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time equivalent GPs were employed in general practices in Wealden constituency in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	25962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The information is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Total general practitioners (GPs) in selected area, Full Time Equivalents 2009-2014:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Sussex Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust (PCT)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total GPs</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GPs (excluding registrars)</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GPS (excluding retainers and registrars)</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GP Provider</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GP Other</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GP Registrar</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GP Retainer</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS High Weald Lewes Havens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total GPs</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GPs (excluding registrars)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GPS (excluding retainers and registrars)</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GP Provider</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GP Other</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GP Registrar</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GP Retainer</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: </em>The Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services Statistics</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes: </em></p><ol><li>Data as at 30 September in each year</li><li>NHS Workforce figures are not available by constituency. Wealden constituency was contained within and serviced by East Sussex Downs and Weald PCT from 2009-2012 and NHS High Weald Lewes Havens CCG from 2013 onwards. These trusts are not geographically co-terminus and thus the figures are not comparable over a time series.</li></ol> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/02/2016 10:15:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani