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178326

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	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 14 October 2014 to the hon. Member for Sefton Central, Official Report, column 47WH, when he expects the Chief Medical Officer to publish the results of her review into the risks to children and to women of drinking alcohol while pregnant.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	223715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The review is currently underway and we expect to be able to consult on any new guidelines by summer 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/02/2015 15:31:30 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

423587

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission a study of the prevalence of births of children damaged as a result of alcohol consumed by their mothers during pregnancy.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	13138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>We recognise the fact that too many women may be unaware of the health risks and possible harmful fetal effects associated with drinking during pregnancy. The Chief Medical Officer’s review of the alcohol guidelines will include consideration to the current Government’s advice on drinking during pregnancy.</p><br /><p>Whilst we have no current plans to commission a study of the prevalence of births of children damaged as a result of alcohol consumed by their mothers during pregnancy the World Health Organization is starting a global prevalence study on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, recognising that this information is lacking in many countries. There are a number of challenges on the feasibility of estimating prevalence, which should be addressed in this study. We welcome this study and will consider participating.</p><p><strong></strong></p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2015 17:00:39 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

423588

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of adults with brain damage caused by alcohol consumed by their mothers during pregnancy; and what assessment he has made of the level of awareness of health and other care professionals of the disability, and the consequences of that disability, which result from that activity.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	13139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p>Health Education England (HEE) works with the General Medical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Royal Colleges to seek to ensure training of health and care professionals meets the needs of the public.</p><p>HEE has established a Patient Advisory Forum which provides advice to the HEE Board and other advisory groups to ensure that the needs of the patient are at the heart of the education, training and workforce planning process.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2015 17:34:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

63280

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer
	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 quality of the implementation of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines on management of metastatic malignant disease of unknown primary.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	201750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England would expect that service provision for patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP) takes into account National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>Services for people with cancer are subject to assessment and assurance through the National Cancer Peer Review Programme. Assessment of compliance is made against Commissioning for Quality and Innovation measures.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect information centrally on the proportion of hospitals in England which have implemented a multidisciplinary team for CUP.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 201748 201752 question first answered 26/06/2014 14:51:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

63281

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of hospitals in England have implemented a multidisciplinary team for cancer of unknown primary (CUP) as stated in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline on CUP.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	201748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England would expect that service provision for patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP) takes into account National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>Services for people with cancer are subject to assessment and assurance through the National Cancer Peer Review Programme. Assessment of compliance is made against Commissioning for Quality and Innovation measures.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect information centrally on the proportion of hospitals in England which have implemented a multidisciplinary team for CUP.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 201750 201752 question first answered 26/06/2014 14:51:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

63283

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the minimum level of service provision in hospitals is for patients who have cancer of unknown primary.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	201752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England would expect that service provision for patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP) takes into account National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>Services for people with cancer are subject to assessment and assurance through the National Cancer Peer Review Programme. Assessment of compliance is made against Commissioning for Quality and Innovation measures.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect information centrally on the proportion of hospitals in England which have implemented a multidisciplinary team for CUP.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 201748 201750 question first answered 26/06/2014 14:51:51 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

63295

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what focus Genomics England plans to give in its selection of cancer types for genetic sequencing to (a) cases of unknown primary and (b) other less common cancers with high mortality rates.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	201858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p>Genomics England has taken expert scientific advice on the choice of cancers based on the clinical benefit from whole genome sequencing and the availability of sufficient samples. The sequencing of cancer is at the pilot stage and Genomics England will take account of the information from the pilot and information regarding areas with unmet diagnostic need in determining future priorities for cancer and rare disease in delivering the Prime Minister's 100,000 Genomes Project.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/06/2014 14:55:54 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

63948

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Drake Hall Prison
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Drake Hall spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	202315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Up until the end of 2011-2012, information was collected on the average hours during each weekday when prisoners cells were unlocked. By subtracting the average hours unlocked from the 24 hours in a day, it is possible to estimate hours spent locked in cell.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for each prison establishment for the three years from 2009-2010 to 2011-2012 have been placed in the library of the House.Figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that time in cell includes hours when prisoners are asleep. Time unlocked includes time where a prisoner is either out of their cell or where the cell door is unlocked allowing them to move freely in and out of the cell.</p><p> </p><p>Time unlocked was discontinued as a performance indicator for prisons at the end of 2011-2012 because it was not used in the day to day management of prisons and NOMS had concerns over the burden on the frontline of collecting the data. Figures for time in cell for the years 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Indicators introduced into prison service learning agreements in respect of rehabilitation, resettlement and work in prisons provide a better demonstration of efforts to prepare prisoners for release and reduce reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>Work in prisons is a key priority to make sure that prisoners are engaged purposefully while they are in custody. It also gives them the opportunity to learn skills and a work ethic which can increase their chances of finding employment on release which is a key element to reducing reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>The number of prisoners working in industrial activity across public sector prisons increased from around 8,600 in 2010-2011 (the first year for which figures are available) to around 9,700 in 2012-13. This delivered an increase in the total hours worked in industrial activities from 10.6 million hours to 13.1 million hours. Private sector prisons have also been supporting this agenda in 2012-2013, which is the first year when they were required to supply figures, private sector prisons reported that they delivered over 1.5 million prisoner working hours in commercial and industrial workshops which provided work for over 1,200 prisoners. In addition there are substantial numbers of prisoners who work to keep prisons running by performing tasks such as cooking, serving meals, maintenance and cleaning.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for public sector prisons are published in the NOMS Annual Report Management Information Addendum: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225225/mi-addendum.pdf" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225225/mi-addendum.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225225/mi-addendum.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The establishment-level breakdown of weekly hours worked is not available centrally for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Information on the proportion of prisoners classed as unemployed is not available centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Our reforms to the Incentives and Earned Privileges national policy framework came into effect in adult prisons on 1 November 2013. Prisoners will be expected to engage in purposeful activity, as well as demonstrate a commitment towards their rehabilitation, reduce their risk of reoffending, behave well and help others if they are to earn privileges.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 01/07/2014 16:36:45 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176067

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department were employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not used employment or recruitment agencies to employ any permanent staff onto its payroll since 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does, however, use employment agencies for agency and temporary staff. Monthly figures since March 2011 are in the public domain and can be found at: <a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/workforce-management-information-department-for-education" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/workforce-management-information-department-for-education</a>. Cumulative annual data is not held.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 03/02/2015 17:41:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176444

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	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	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff in his Department have been employed through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Civil Service-wide Recruitment Freeze was introduced in May 2010, which limits new appointments to front-line and business critical roles only this usually means specialist roles. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is reducing UK based headcount by 10% in the current Spending Round.</p><p>Recruitment agencies are used to recruit for positions that require specialist skills and expertise not available elsewhere in the organisation. The number of FCO staff who were employed through employment or recruitment agencies from 2010-11 onwards is:</p><p>2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15</p><p>36 11 78 75 16</p><p><br>Recruitment in 2012/13 increased as a result of a need to staff our recently established Corporate Services Centre in Milton Keynes. From 2013/14 onwards the data includes directly recruited summer and graduate interns.</p><p>The FCO also has a separate contract in place with Hays Specialist Recruitment for the provision of temporary staff for essential frontline roles whilst internal recruitment processes take place. The number of temporary staff who were employed through recruitment agencies from 2010-11 onwards, on contracts of varying length, is:</p><p><br>2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15</p><p>19 61 116 59 28</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/02/2015 15:11:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson