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174352

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date	19/01/2015
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	Working Hours: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress the Government has made since 2010 in negotiating a revision of the Working Time Directive; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	221280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Working Time Directive was last negotiated in 2012 by European Social Partners. That negotiation ended without agreement in 2013 and the initiative is back with the European Commission. The Directive is not currently in negotiation, but the UK is making its priorities clear. The European Commission have just issued a public consultation on the Directive. The Government is preparing its response and encourages interested organisations and individuals to respond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 22/01/2015 14:17:10 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

174398

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Plastic Bags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the merits of introducing an exemption for compostable plastic bags from the single use carrier bag charge; and if she will meet representatives from the compostable plastic bags industry to discuss such an exemption.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	221191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The draft legislation on the carrier bag charge includes a requirement to review existing standards for the biodegradability of lightweight plastic material. The review will report to Parliament by 5 October this year on whether there is an appropriate industry standard for an exemption from the charge, and if so, how it would be implemented. Industry and academic experts are working with the Department on this review. The Government is looking for a standard that will tackle biodegradability in different littered environments as well as in managed waste streams. The composting industry is represented on the Stakeholder Advisory Group and we will be taking account of their views along with those of other stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 22/01/2015 15:14:57 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

174401

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Colombia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Colombia urging action on recent death threats to former Colombian Senator, Piedad Cordoba.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	221285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of death threats to former Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba made on 12 January, Mrs Córdoba and other members of congress have since met President Santos, to request an investigation. As a result the Attorney General announced the creation of inter-agency groups in charge of investigating the threats.</p><p> </p><p>Our Ambassador in Bogota met the President’s Minister-Counsellor for post conflict and human rights, Oscar Naranjo, on 15 January where they discussed the case of Piedad Córdoba and the importance of security for human rights defenders in general. Our Ambassador received assurances that the necessary security measures were already in place in order to mitigate any risk to former Senator Cordoba.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 22/01/2015 13:01:40 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

174402

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	North Korea
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 assessment his Department has made of North Korea's nuclear activities.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	221224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>We keep the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear and ballistic missile programmes under constant review. We are concerned that the DPRK has restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, coupled with reports that a nearby uranium enrichment facility has been expanded. DPRK threats to conduct a fourth nuclear test are extremely worrying and only serve to destabilise regional security further. We continue to urge the DPRK to comply with its obligations under relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, to refrain from any further provocations, to abide by its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and to permit full access by the International Atomic Energy Agency.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/01/2015 15:46:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

174405

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
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	Colombia
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 his Department has received on recent death threats to former Colombian Senator, Piedad Cordoba.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	221234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of death threats to former Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba made on 12 January. Mrs Córdoba and other members of congress have since met President Santos, to request an investigation. As a result the Attorney General announced the creation of inter-agency groups in charge of investigating the threats.</p><p>Our Ambassador in Bogota met the President’s Minister-Counsellor for post conflict and human rights, Oscar Naranjo, on 15 January where they discussed the case of Piedad Córdoba and the importance of security for human rights defenders in general. Our Ambassador received assurances that the necessary security measures were already in place in order to mitigate any risk to former Senator Cordoba.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 22/01/2015 12:57:43 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

174421

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Doctors: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report of the independent taskforce on the implementation of the Working Time Directive under the chairmanship of Professor Norman Williams, published on 3 April 2014, what steps the Government has taken in response to that report.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	221282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Work is ongoing to address the recommendations made by the independent taskforce on the implementation of the Working Time Directive, which has been recognised to have a detrimental impact on the quality of some junior doctors training and on the continuity of care for patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health Education England (HEE) has been tasked in their annual mandate, to continue to work with the Department of Health and stakeholders to explore all the recommendations resulting from the Taskforce’s review and to look at the detail and options open to the National Health Service in the context of the wider recommendations detailed by the taskforce. HEE has set up a specific working group, with membership from the service and other stakeholders (including the Royal College of Physicians) to specifically examine the challenges set by the taskforce around the definitions of work and training. In addition NHS Employers and the British Medical Association are in negotiations on the contracts for doctors and dentists in training and consultants. The negotiations will take into account all relevant factors including regulations and legislation governing working time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to work with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to ensure that in any future negotiations or reappraisal of the European Working Time Directive the needs of the NHS for increased flexibility are wholly explored and the concerns detailed in the taskforce’s report fully represented.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally HEE, the Department and other stakeholders will continue to explore the options open to organisations to maximise any flexibility in working patterns, rota design and the deployment of staff to achieve the maximum flexibility possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 22/01/2015 14:05:20 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

174424

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records: Databases
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 19 January 2015 to Question 220819, who appointed Tim Kelsey as Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) of the care.data programme; what the role of SRO involves; to whom Mr Kesley is accountable; and whether the composition of the programme board was decided by Mr Kesley.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	221275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Tim Kelsey, was appointed as Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) in March 2014 on the departure of the programme’s previous SRO by the Department’s then Director General for Information, Governance and Operations and Informatics Accountable Officer (IAO). He is accountable to the Department of Health’s Director General for Innovation, Growth and Technology, who is also the Department’s IAO.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The SRO is accountable for successful delivery of the care.data programme and its benefits for the health and care system. This involves ensuring the project is set up for delivery, is managed and resourced well, that it delivers the benefits required and manages costs and risks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Programme Board was reconstituted in June 2014 following a Project Validation Review carried out by the Major Projects Authority. Programme Board members were formally invited to join by Tim Kelsey, the SRO, based upon the requirement identified by the review for a balance of representation from the Department, those arm’s length bodies with involvement in the programme and representation from those involved in the delivery of the programme at a local level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 22/01/2015 14:18:03 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

174425

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Obesity: Children
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 children who would have been eligible under the adult criteria for bariatric surgery in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	221276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>No estimate has been made centrally. The criteria for bariatric surgery for children are different to those applied to adults. Weight loss surgery should only be considered to treat obese children in exceptional circumstances and only if the child is physiologically mature.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/01/2015 14:15:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

174426

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Eating Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England are awaiting inpatient treatment for an eating disorder following a GP assessment.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	221253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>NHS England advise that Area Teams do not currently hold routine waiting list information as most normal business would be via their in-region services with any more urgent cases being flagged by the local services to Regional Commissioners to look for an alternative out of region or independent sector placement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Improving access for mental health is a key priority and part of the Government’s commitment to achieving Parity of Esteem with physical health services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020, </em>published 8 October 2014, prioritises the development of standards for access and waiting times for the treatment of eating disorders. Given that the age of onset for eating disorders is most commonly during adolescence, NHS England is focusing initially on children and young people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the Autumn Statement 2014, it was announced that the Government will invest £150 million over the next five years in England to improve services for children and young people with mental health problems with particular emphasis on eating disorders and self-harm. We will make sure that children and young people with an eating disorder get specialist help early and in the community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For eating disorders, this will deliver:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- swifter access to evidence-based community treatment;</p><p> </p><p>- decrease in the use of inpatient eating disorder beds by at least 50%;</p><p> </p><p>- reduction in relapse;</p><p> </p><p>- fewer transfers to adult services – reducing approximately 70% of those who need to be treated as adults;</p><p> </p><p>- an end to the current cliff edge of transition for young people with eating disorders when they turn 18; and</p><p> </p><p>- an end to the variability of provision facing too many children, young people and families now.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The funding will be used to train staff such as psychologists and nurses to provide treatment that can be delivered on an out-patient basis, and to employ additional staff to enable the National Health Service to roll this out across the country. The funding will be used to reduce waiting times and to improve the way in which services are delivered for people with eating disorders. In particular, we want to move towards providing specialist care on an out-patient basis which will mean training more staff – psychologists and nurses – to deliver highly specialised care. With this funding, we hope fewer young people will need admission to hospital, their outcomes will be better and they will be able to receive treatment closer to home.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 22/01/2015 14:24:15 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

174430

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Quality Commission
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 require the Care Quality Commission to consult committees of (a) local district and (b) county councils when preparing Quality reports.
tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Djanogly
uin	221181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The CQC is responsible for developing and implementing its methodology for assessing whether providers are meeting the registration requirements through its inspection and monitoring of providers.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC has provided the following information:</p><p> </p><p>CQC does not formally consult committees of local district and county councils during the inspection and reporting process of NHS acute providers. Representatives of local authorities may be invited to attend to provide input in accordance with their statutory roles and support the provider in developing and taking forward their action plan. In the case of large or complex NHS providers, this may include representatives from a number of different local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 22/01/2015 14:25:37 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1425 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Djanogly