Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

100384

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the (a) recent incidence of rocket attacks on Israel and (b) present level of threat of such attacks; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	211485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We have not received any reports of recent incidences of rocket attacks on Israel and we believe that the present level of threat of such attacks is low to moderate. We are aware of recent false alarms of rocket fire into Israel. We amended our travel advice for Israel on 2 September, to remove advice against all travel to areas of Israel within a 40km range of the Israeli border with Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/10/2014 14:47:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

100388

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Nigeria: Abduction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Nigeria about the return of girls abducted by Boko Haram; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	211625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text We continue to work closely with the Nigerian authorities and our other partners in the search for the abducted Chibok girls. On 3 September, my Hon Friend, the Member for Southend and Rochford East (James Duddridge MP), the Minister for Africa, led the UK delegation to the Abuja ministerial meeting on security in Nigeria. At this meeting, he emphasised the importance of regional coordination between Nigeria and its neighbours in defeating Boko Haram and locating the girls. The Prime Minister has stressed to President Jonathan our continued commitment to helping the Nigerian Government find the girls. It is not yet clear what impact the recently announced ceasefire between the Nigerian security forces and Boko Haram might have on the missing Chibok girls. We are monitoring events closely. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2014 14:11:03 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

100389

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Thailand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Thailand in the last six months regarding the prosecution of Andy Hall.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	211574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>I have been following Mr Hall’s case since 2013, and raised it while I was in Thailand in May 2013. Officials at our Embassy in Bangkok and at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London continue to monitor his case closely, ensuring that it is raised with the Thai authorities where appropriate. We continue to remind the Thai authorities of their obligations to ensure international human rights standards are upheld. We fully support the right of activists to carry out their work and voice their opinion in order to promote human rights peacefully.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2014 14:38:17 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

100402

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Paralysis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to support University College London in its work to enable people who have been paralysed to regain the ability to walk.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	211576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds 11 biomedical research centres that conduct translational research to transform scientific breakthroughs into benefits for patients. These centres are formed through partnerships between England’s leading National Health Service organisations and universities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR is investing £110 million over five years (2012-17) in the NIHR biomedical research centre at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University College London. The centre is supporting research on the use of cells from the lining of the nose to repair damaged nerves in the spinal cord.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/10/2014 16:53:22 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

100403

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Perinatal Mortality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the NHS takes to assist mothers of stillborn children to come to terms with their grief.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	211575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Health Service locally should ensure that appropriate facilities and services are in place to support bereaved parents following the death of a baby. In line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Standards of proficiency for pre-registration midwifery education, all midwives should be proficient in providing care for women who have suffered pregnancy loss, stillbirth or neonatal death. Health Education England has agreed to work with partners to ensure that pre and post registration training in perinatal mental health is available to enable specialist staff to be available to every birthing unit by 2017.</p><p>To assist NHS commissioners and providers, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ Standards for Gynaecology and Standards for Maternity sets out clear standards for the level of care provided to help women and their partners experiencing pregnancy loss, including the availability of skilled staff to support parents following a stillbirth or miscarriage. A number of trusts now employ specialist bereavement midwives to provide this support.</p><p>To further assist NHS maternity services, NHS Improving Quality published ‘A review of support available for loss in early and late pregnancy’ in February 2014, which highlights areas of good practice and additional sources of support, such as the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, Sands.</p><p>Local NHS maternity care providers are responsible for ensuring parents receive appropriate information on bereavement support and services following the death of a baby. To complement information provided locally, information on support for parents after a stillbirth is available on the NHS Choices website at:</p><p>www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Stillbirth/Pages/Getting-help.aspx</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 16:51:15 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

100406

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that as many staff vacancies in the NHS as possible are filled by citizens of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	211577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>In filling their vacancies, employers across the National Health Service in England are required to comply with employment law and ensure all applicants including citizens of, and others who demonstrate they are eligible to work in, the United Kingdom, are treated fairly and consistently.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health Education England<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> has been tasked with reducing the number of health roles on the Home Office Shortage Occupation List by March 2015. Where roles remain on the list an action plan should be produced to ensure that work is done to ensure that they can be removed.</p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] ”Delivering high quality effective, compassionate care: Developing the right people with the right skills and right values”- A Mandate to Health Education England: April 2014 to March 2015</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 16:47:06 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

100408

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Temporary Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the staff budgets of NHS trusts and foundation trusts consisted of expenditure on contract and agency staff in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	211594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Following the Francis report[1] many trusts increased their spend on temporary staffing to meet safe staffing levels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department expects trusts to have a strong grip on their finances, and manage their contract and agency[2] staffing spend responsibly through effective and efficient workforce planning and management.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportion of National Health Service foundation trusts staff budgets that consisted of expenditure on contract and agency staff in each of the last five financial years is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>5.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The proportion of NHS trusts staff budgets that consisted of expenditure on contract and agency staff in 2013-14 is 6.3%. Previous years are not available as agency and contract staff were not identified separately from other non permanent staff[3].</p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] <a href="http://www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/" target="_blank">http://www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/</a></p><p> </p><p>[2]The definition of Contract / Agency staff is: “Agency” employee payments for the employment of staff where the staff remain employees of the agency and “Contract staff” where the NHS trust has control over numbers and qualifications of staff (in contrast to a service obtained under contract) .</p><p> </p><p>[3] non-permanent staff are defined as “others engaged on the objectives of the organisation including staff on inward secondment or loan from other organisations, bank/agency/temporary staff and contract staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 16:40:13 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

100409

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the recommendation in the World Health Organisation publication, Investing in children: the European child maltreatment prevention action plans 2015 to 2020, that a public health approach to child maltreatment should be adopted, if the Government will take steps to implement that recommendation in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the action plan including, in particular, its focus on maximising the gains from evidence-based programmes. The inter-agency statutory guidance <em>Working Together to Safeguard Children</em> places a significant emphasis on preventative, early help. That approach includes the important part played by, among others, health visitors, <strong>family nurses</strong><strong>,</strong> school nurses and the Healthy Child Programme. <strong>In this respect the Government has increased the number of health visitors by 2,206 since 2010 and the number of places on the Family Nurse Partnership programme will increase from 6,500 in 2010 to 16,000 in 2015.</strong><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The <strong>Healthy Child</strong> Programme is the key universal service for improving the health and wellbeing of children, by bringing together the evidence-based actions of those who deliver care to babies and children. It provides health and development reviews, health promotion, parenting support, and screening and immunisation programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Note:</em></p><p> </p><p>- health visitor numbers compare May 2010 with end-July 2014</p><p> </p><p>- FNP places – original commitment was to double them, to 13,000 by 2014 (later increased to 16,000 by 2015) – which suggests a 2010 baseline (which we are unable to confirm in a hurry) of 6,500.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 17:17:34 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

100411

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cystic Fibrosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to support research into new treatments for people with cystic fibrosis.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	211584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre manages the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programme. With funding from the Medical Research Council, this programme is currently supporting a £3.3 million trial of repeated application of gene therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis. The report of this trial is expected to be published in August 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>A range of commercial and researcher-led cystic fibrosis treatment trials and studies are hosted by NIHR research infrastructure including the NIHR Clinical Research Network, NIHR biomedical research centres and units, and NIHR clinical research facilities for experimental medicine.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/10/2014 16:52:12 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

100414

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases relating to contaminated blood were brought against the NHS Litigation Authority in each of the last three years; and how many such cases were successful.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	211590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>No cases relating to contaminated blood have been brought against the National Health Service under any of the NHS Litigation Authority’s indemnity schemes in the last three years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 16:45:15 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger