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176735

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many appeals against planning application refusals by local planning authorities have been (a) upheld and (b) dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	222682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Planning is a quasi-judicial process; it is a long-standing feature of the planning system that there is a right of appeal, just as there are with other local quasi-judicial decisions such as on licensing applications, gambling applications or parking fines.</p><p>The Localism Act 2011 has strengthened the role of Local Plans and abolished the last Administration’s top-down Regional Strategies. Our streamlined National Planning Policy Framework strongly encourages areas to get up-to-date Local Plans in place, and we have been actively supporting councils in doing so. Local Plans now set the framework in which decisions on particular applications are taken, whether locally or at appeal, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. We have also allowed local communities to draw up Neighbourhood Plans, which also become part of the area’s statutory development plan.</p><p>The table below shows the number of appeals since 2009-10:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Appeal decisions</em></p></td><td><p><em>Allowed</em></p></td><td><p><em>Dismissed</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>5,852</p></td><td><p>11,443</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>5,195</p></td><td><p>10,633</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>5,021</p></td><td><p>9,475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>4,757</p></td><td><p>8,705</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>4,884</p></td><td><p>8,995</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup>Note: Planning inspectorate decisions, including written representations, hearings and inquiries.</sup></p><p>The table shows that since the National Planning Policy Framework was introduced in March 2012, the number of appeals is lower, as is the number allowed. 99% of decisions are made locally with only approximately 1% of planning applications overturned on appeal. This is in the context of rising housing starts, higher housing construction and rising planning permissions. This means there is more local decision-making, and our reforms are supporting badly-needed new homes within a locally-led planning system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/02/2015 17:25:29 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

176473

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the effect on mortality rates of the provisions of off-patent drugs outside their licensed indications in cases where research supports the use of those drugs.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	222377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>We have no plans to make such an assessment as national prescribing data does not record the indication for which a drug has been prescribed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for prescribing rests with the doctor or prescriber, taking into account their patient’s needs and relevant clinical guidance. Good communication between practitioners and patients is essential and prescribers should always involve patients in decisions about the treatment proposed. When prescribing outside a drug’s licensed indications, practitioners should explain to their patients why they are proposing that course of action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/02/2015 11:36:44 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

176477

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Musculoskeletal Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what further discussions his Department has had with (a) NHS England and (b) the Health and Social Care Information Centre on the inclusion of musculoskeletal conditions in the care.data programme.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	222473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department wrote to the Medical Director of Arthritis Research UK on 12 May 2014 (a copy is attached) saying NHS England would be willing to engage with them to look at the inclusion of musculoskeletal conditions in the care.data programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has had discussions with a range of stakeholders, including Arthritis Research UK, to establish a range of changes are needed to ensure that the dataset suits the needs of all. These changes include expanding the list of codes to cover a wider range of diagnoses, for example, rheumatoid arthritis, and linking to other datasets, not just to hospital data. The care.data programme board has agreed that a public consultation will be conducted after the end of the pathfinder stage. The purpose of this consultation will be to allow all stakeholders the opportunity to have their say about any expansion to the dataset in an open and transparent manner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 04/02/2015 11:46:13 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name Letter- Medical Director of Arthritis Research UK.pdf title Letter- Medical Director of Arthritis Research UK
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

176478

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Arthritis
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 level of uptake of care plans amongst people with arthritis; and what steps his Department plans to take to widen access to care planning.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	222472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>On 8 January 2015, NHS England published the results from the latest GP Patient Survey. The survey provides information on over 880,000 patients’ overall experience of primary care services and their overall experience of accessing these services<em>.</em> The survey contains the questions, <em>Do you have a written care plan?</em>, and the following table provides the results from patients who identified themselves as having either <em>arthritis or a long term joint problem</em> or <em>a long term back problem </em>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Do you have a written care plan?</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yes</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>Don’t Know</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of patients who have arthritis or a long-term joint problem</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td><td><p>90.8%</p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of patients who have a long-term back problem</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td><td><p>91.2%</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More information about the GP Survey can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/2015/01/08/gp-patient-survey-2014/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/2015/01/08/gp-patient-survey-2014/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Mandate to NHS England makes clear that all patients with a long-term condition should be offered a personalised care plan. NHS England is developing resources to support practitioners and commissioners to introduce effective personalised care planning in their local areas, including the recently launched handbooks on personalised care and support planning, which can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/resources-for-ccgs/out-frwrk/dom-2/ltc-care/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/resources/resources-for-ccgs/out-frwrk/dom-2/ltc-care/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is also working with GP practices to identify the 2% of their patient population most at risk of hospital admissions so care plans can be developed for them as the top priority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 222471 question first answered 04/02/2015 17:34:21 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

176484

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Musculoskeletal Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with a musculoskeletal condition have a care plan.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	222471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>On 8 January 2015, NHS England published the results from the latest GP Patient Survey. The survey provides information on over 880,000 patients’ overall experience of primary care services and their overall experience of accessing these services<em>.</em> The survey contains the questions, <em>Do you have a written care plan?</em>, and the following table provides the results from patients who identified themselves as having either <em>arthritis or a long term joint problem</em> or <em>a long term back problem </em>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Do you have a written care plan?</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yes</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>Don’t Know</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of patients who have arthritis or a long-term joint problem</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td><td><p>90.8%</p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of patients who have a long-term back problem</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td><td><p>91.2%</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More information about the GP Survey can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/2015/01/08/gp-patient-survey-2014/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/2015/01/08/gp-patient-survey-2014/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Mandate to NHS England makes clear that all patients with a long-term condition should be offered a personalised care plan. NHS England is developing resources to support practitioners and commissioners to introduce effective personalised care planning in their local areas, including the recently launched handbooks on personalised care and support planning, which can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/resources/resources-for-ccgs/out-frwrk/dom-2/ltc-care/" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/resources/resources-for-ccgs/out-frwrk/dom-2/ltc-care/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is also working with GP practices to identify the 2% of their patient population most at risk of hospital admissions so care plans can be developed for them as the top priority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 222472 question first answered 04/02/2015 17:34:22 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

176486

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Genetics: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which department or team within NHS England is responsible for the development and implementation of proposals for a national molecular diagnostic testing service in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	222475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>NHS England’s Clinical and Scientific Policy and Strategy Team are responsible for policy relating to molecular diagnostics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/02/2015 13:02:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

176487

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England plans to publish full details of the decisions it makes during the prioritisation exercise for new specialised services to be commissioned in 2015-16
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	222476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently consulting on the principles and process by which it makes investment decisions in specialised services. The outcome of future investment decisions taken by NHS England will be published in accordance with the new process once it has been finalised. Views and comments on whether, when and how these decisions are published can be submitted as part of the current consultation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The consultation can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/investing-in-specialised-commissioning" target="_blank">https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/investing-in-specialised-commissioning</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/02/2015 13:56:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

176488

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Stem Cells: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will work in partnership with charitable organisations to increase awareness of stem cell donation among young people.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	222477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Department has provided almost £16 million additional funding to improve the provision of cells in the United Kingdom. Bone marrow donors are recruited by NHS Blood and Transplant and the partner charity Anthony Nolan. Departmental funding has allowed these organisations money to recruit young male donors most likely to be suitable to donate bone marrow. Anthony Nolan recruit donors in a variety of ways including groups of university students or ‘Marrow Groups’ that encourage younger individuals to register.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/02/2015 15:44:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

176588

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the availability of shared accommodation for people under 35 in receipt of housing benefit.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	222474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>No assessment has been made of the availability of shared accommodation for single people under 35. However the Department commissioned an independent evaluation of the changes to Local Housing Allowance, including the impacts on single people under 35. The final report was published last year and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-monitoring-the-impact-of-changes</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/02/2015 11:43:25 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton

168922

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs have been identified as in contravention of Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mr Michael Thornton
uin	217870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The numbers of dogs in contravention of Section 1 that courts have notified to the Index of Exempted Dogs in each year is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2009 372</p><p> </p><p>2010 674</p><p> </p><p>2011 649</p><p> </p><p>2012 649</p><p>2013 700</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/12/2014 13:57:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4273 label Biography information for Mr Mike Thornton