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64342

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Knee Replacements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS knee replacement operations were carried out in England, by region, in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	202780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The attached table shows how many knee replacement operations were carried out in England, by region, in the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows how many knee replacement revisions were carried out by the National Health Service in England in the last three years. Information relating to how long the average time interval was between total knee replacement and subsequent revision procedures is not held centrally.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Full Knee Replacement</p></td><td><p>Only one bone in the knee joint is replaced</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>456</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>825</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Yorkshire And The Humber</p></td><td><p>759</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>751</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>East Of England</p></td><td><p>733</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>738</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>South East Coast</p></td><td><p>673</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>868</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>England Total</p></td><td><p>7,024</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>704</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Yorkshire And The Humber</p></td><td><p>751</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>547</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>728</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>East Of England</p></td><td><p>612</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>747</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>South East Coast</p></td><td><p>613</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>839</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>England Total</p></td><td><p>6,539</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>759</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Yorkshire And The Humber</p></td><td><p>677</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>572</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>713</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>East Of England</p></td><td><p>596</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>South East Coast</p></td><td><p>584</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>545</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>915</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>England Total</p></td><td><p>6,525</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Notes: </em></p><p>1. Finished Consultant Episode (FCE): Both tables show FCEs. An FCE is a continuous period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. The figures do not represent the number of different patients, as a person.</p><p>2. The data should not be described as a count of people as the same person may have been admitted on one or more occasion.</p><p>3. †Providers that are not based in England have been removed, and therefore the national totals may not be equal to the sum of the regional totals.</p><p>4. To protect patient confidentiality, figures between 1 and 5 have been replaced with “*” (an asterisk). Where it was still possible to identify figures from the total, additional figures have been replaced with &quot;*”.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/07/2014 14:46:03 question first ministerially corrected 28/10/2014 09:31:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name PQ202780_PQ202778 - Amended Table.docx title Table previous answer version 7888 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name PQ202780_PQ202778 - Table.docx title Table
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1186422

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	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	Zero Hours Contracts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department is providing to people on zero-hours contracts whose employment has been terminated as a result of covid-19 and do not qualify for Statutory Sick Pay because they are not self-isolating.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	32138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances and we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has been clear in its commitment to support those affected in these difficult times and we have made a number of changes to the welfare system in the past fortnight to ensure people are supported in doing this. These changes include:</ins><br /></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">making it easier to access benefits. Those applying for Contributory ESA will be able to claim from day 1 – as opposed to day 8 - and we have removed the need for face-to-face assessment. Both Universal Credit and Contributory ESA can now be claimed by phone or online;</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">increasing the standard allowance of Universal Credit and working tax credit for this year by around £1000 per year;</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">temporarily relaxing the application of the Minimum Income Floor (MIF) for all self-employed claimants affected by the economic impact of COVID-19 to ensure that the self-employed can access UC at a more generous rate; and</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">increasing in the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that it covers the cheapest third of local rents – which is on average £600 in people’s pockets.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial">Together, these measures represent an injection of over £6.5 billion into the welfare system.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Chancellor has also confirmed that, depending on their status, workers on zero hours contracts may be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and we would urge people to explore this avenue too.</ins></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/03/2020 11:57:37 question first ministerially corrected 15/04/2020 15:01:33 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 14226 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1327821

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve transparency in the Family Court process.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	7149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>Ensuring that decisions made in family proceedings are open and transparent to the public is something to which this Government<del class="ministerial"> has</del> give<ins class="ministerial">s</ins><del class="ministerial">n</del> careful consideration. We recognise that there is a delicate balance to be struck between ensuring that family proceedings are open and transparent to ensure adequate public scrutiny and the principle of public justice, whilst also ensuring that <del class="ministerial">the</del> we protect the privacy of vulnerable children and families who are party to such proceedings.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">In terms of attendance at hearings, most family proceedings are held in private. However, ‘accredited media representatives’ have been permitted to attend most types of hearings in family proceedings for several years. In addition, a pilot scheme to allow duly authorised lawyers, attending for journalistic, research or public legal educational purposes (colloquially referred to as 'legal bloggers') access to those same types of hearings was initiated in October 2018. That pilot scheme is scheduled to end in December 2021, but it is intended that it should be replaced by permanent provision in court rules, before that end date.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In terms of disclosure of information from family proceedings, for example by reporting it in the press or online, there are various legal provisions which determine if and when it is possible to disclose such information. These include laws on reporting restrictions and contempt of court. Judges dealing with cases have discretion to allow publication of information from family proceedings. In addition, court rules include provision about when it is possible to make disclosures of information without this being a potential contempt of court.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">This Government has taken several steps to increase transparency in family proceedings where appropriate. This has included continuing to support a pilot which allows accredited representatives of media outlets to have access to proceedings. The pilot allows legal bloggers access to proceedings with permission of the presiding judge. It also allows the blogger to write about their experiences at court but requires that names and personal information are kept anonymous.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The livestreaming of some Court of Appeal family proceedings is also now possible as a result of amendments made by the Court of Appeal (Recording and Broadcasting) (Amendment) Order 2020, which extended the existing livestreaming provision to cover family proceedings. Under this scheme, members of the public may view selected Court of Appeal family cases on the internet. Members of the judiciary select suitable cases for livestreaming, having taken into account the public interest. Proceedings involving litigants in person, and those with specific reporting restrictions, will not be selected. Participants in all selected hearings will be given the opportunity beforehand to object or to obtain further information.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">We have also allowed the livestreaming of Court of Appeal family proceedings. This became a permanent arrangement in June 2020 through the Live Streaming Court of Appeal SI 2020 and allows anyone to view a Court of Appeal family case on the internet (again, whilst protecting the anonymity of the parties involved).</del></p><p>Further recommendations for increasing transparency will be carefully considered to ensure that the children and families who use the family courts continue to be protected, whilst also ensuring adequate scrutiny is given to the family courts.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 07/06/2021 16:18:44 question first ministerially corrected 29/07/2021 08:31:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp previous answer version 4558 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1386205

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National Tutoring Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Tuition Partners pillar of the National Tutoring Programme, how many pupils have (a) been enrolled against the target of 524,000 for 2021-22 and (b) had at least one tutoring session as of 8 December 2021; how many schools have booked in tutoring; and whether those figures are above, below or on target for this point in the academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	89550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>National Tutoring Programme participation data for last year has not yet been published.</p><p>We continue to collect data from schools for all three strands of the programme in the current year and will be publishing this in due course. This covers School-Led Tutoring, Tuition Partners and Academic Mentors.</p><p>The National Tutoring Programme aims to engage up to 2 million pupils this year, and to deliver up to 90 million <del class="ministerial">packages</del> <ins class="ministerial">hours</ins> of tuition by the 2024/25 academic year.</p><p><strong><br /> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 14/12/2021 14:44:51 question first ministerially corrected 10/01/2022 12:52:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker previous answer version 38324 answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

43461

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the punctuality levels of train services between Harlow Town train station and London Liverpool Street station have been over the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	192246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text The Department does not hold such information to the level required. We do not routinely measure punctuality (or any other performance measure) by individual line or route; it is the franchise as a whole we measure. answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

43699

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to visit university technical colleges.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	192511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education visited JCB Academy shortly before that university technical college (UTC) opened. Lord Nash has visited both Hackney and Aston UTCs since his appointment as an Education Minister. Skills Minister, Matthew Hancock, recently visited South Devon UTC, which has now been approved for pre-opening.</p><p>This Government has already opened 17 UTCs, and approved a further 33 for pre-opening. These UTCs are introducing innovative ways of combining academic subjects with high quality technical education giving young people the skills and experience that industry wants.</p><p>The Secretary of State regularly visits all types of schools and plans to visit a UTC in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

44397

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the mortality rate for deaths caused by cancer has been in (a) Harlow constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England in the last 15 years.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	193024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 193024.pdf title Cancer Deaths - ONS Letter for Member
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

44458

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the level of traffic congestion in Harlow constituency in each year since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	193022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Estimates of road congestion levels for Parliamentary constituencies are not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do however hold data at the local authority level. Road congestion is measured in the Department by morning peak speeds, defined as 7am to 10am. In 2013, the average weekday morning peak speed, on locally managed ‘A' roads in Essex (local authority), which contains Harlow constituency, was estimated to be 30.5 miles per hour.The equivalent figure for the whole of England in 2013 was 24.7 miles per hour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Equivalent figures for earlier years back to 2007, and all other local highway authorities in England, can be found on the Department for Transport's website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279125/cgn0206.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279125/cgn0206.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

44828

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	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 benefits to children's safety of road crossing patrollers.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	193298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government firmly believes in localism and providing local authorities with powers to introduce measures to deal with local needs and conditions. Local authorities will invariably have a strategy to improve road safety and will prioritise their road network based on the need to reduce casualties. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The provision of the school crossing patrol service is a matter for the local authority. Legislation gives them the power to make arrangements for the patrolling of places where children cross roads on their way to or from school, but does not impose a duty on them to do so. Funding decisions are also a matter for the local authority based on their local needs and priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for the Council to assess the crossing situation and determine a course of action as it is in this situation. In some cases, if the authority agrees that children from a particular school need help in crossing a busy road but have not recruited anyone, they have to think about finding other ways of making the crossing safer - for example, by putting in a pedestrian crossing.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

44833

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on road crossing patrollers in (a) Essex and (b) Harlow constituency in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	193303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold records of the amount spent on school crossing patrol services in each local authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon