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347272

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase the number of GPs employed full-time.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The National Health Service does not employ general practitioners (GPs) directly. GPs either work as, or are employed by independent contractors who hold contracts with NHS England to provide primary healthcare services for the National Health Service and it is for them to determine the hours worked by GPs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are already 1,677 more full-time equivalent GPs working and training in the NHS than in September 2010. Health Education England (HEE) is responsible for delivering a better health and healthcare workforce for England and for ensuring a secure future supply. HEE has plans in place to increase the number of GP training places to 3,250 each year from 2016. We have also committed to make available 5,000 more GPs by 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 04/06/2015 16:49:03 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

347279

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion: Maternal Mortality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of whether there is a correlation between access to abortion and maintaining a low maternal mortality rate; and what the evidential basis is for that assessment.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment on whether there is a correlation between access to abortion and maintaining a low maternal mortality rate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 04/06/2015 15:08:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

347280

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Maternal Mortality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the UK's maternal mortality rate.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>Maternal mortality rates in the United Kingdom are falling, from 13.95 deaths per 100,000 women giving birth in 2003–05 to 10.12 in 2010-12. Internationally, UK maternal mortality rates are similar to France and Germany, but still higher than in Norway, Spain and Sweden.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A range of actions have been taken to help improve outcomes for both women and babies. The Department aims to ensure that women receive the highest quality maternity care by focusing on improving health outcomes and women’s experience of care, and giving women greater choice over childbirth.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To support the National Health Service in improving outcomes in pregnancy, labour and immediately after birth, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has developed quality standards on antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care designed to drive up standards and measure priority quality improvements. The standards are derived from the best available evidence and are central to improved care focussing on delivering the best possible outcomes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of NHS organisations to ensure high quality care and choice for women in pregnancy and during childbirth. Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for commissioning maternity services locally. To assist with the commissioning of safe maternity services that reflect the needs and preferences of local maternity users, NHS England has developed a maternity commissioning resource pack for clinical commissioning groups which is currently being updated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has the most robust data in the world and a long established programme to review maternal deaths, which widely disseminates its findings and recommendations to help reduce the number of such deaths in the future. Since the programme was established in the early 1950s, there has been a 90% reduction in maternal deaths due to direct obstetric complications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, we now have over 2,000 more midwives and over 4,000 more health visitors since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 05/06/2015 11:47:15 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

347287

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the national improvement framework for hepatitis C being developed by NHS England and Public Health England is expected to be released.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>NHS England is currently reviewing the commissioning strategy for hepatitis C. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is considering the new oral drugs for hepatitis C treatment. Once NHS England has completed its process and NICE has published new treatment guidelines, NHS England, in partnership with Public Health England and the Department, will review the draft Improvement Framework and make amendments where necessary to ensure it is ‘fit for purpose’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/06/2015 11:53:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

347295

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	York College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding from the public purse was allocated to York College in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 March 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-03-18/228227/" target="_blank">228227</a> regarding further education funding.</p><p>The Department provides funding for adult further education and higher education. Adult skills funding allocations to further education providers are published on the Skills Funding Agency website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2014-to-2015</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2005-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2005-to-2013</a></p><p>For higher education, Table 1 shows the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) funding to York College between financial years 2005-06 and 2014-15.</p><p>Funding to further education providers for learners aged 16-18 is provided by the Department for Education.</p><p><strong>Table 1: HEFCE funding to York College, 2005-06 to 2014-15</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding (thousands)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>£1,175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>£1,086</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>£1,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£1,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£1,753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£1,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£1,764</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£1,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£415</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/06/2015 15:12:27 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347304

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) names and (b) positions are of all members of NHS England's (i) Clinical Priorities Advisory Group, (ii) Specialised Commissioning Oversight Group and (iii) Specialised Commissioning Committee.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>A list of the names and positons of all members of NHS England’s Clinical Priorities Advisory Group, Specialised Commissioning Oversight Group and Specialised Commissioning Committee has been attached to this answer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 05/06/2015 11:32:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman attachment 1 file name CPAG membership list.docx title NHS England's CPAG, SCOG & SCC membership list
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

347305

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chief of Defence Materiel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people of each grade and payroll cost work for the Chief of Defence Materiel.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>A breakdown of the people who work in Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S), including their grade and salary band, is published on the gov.uk website as part of the Government's Transparency Agenda at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-roles-and-salaries-2014.</p><p>This organogram is updated twice per year and the latest publication reflects the position in DE&amp;S as at 30 September 2014. The next iteration, which will reflect the position as at 31 March 2015, is due to be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/06/2015 16:20:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

347306

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people of each grade and payroll cost have been employed in his Department's Head Office in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of people employed by the Department’s Head Office in each of the last five years and their salary band is provided in the attached document.</p><p> </p><p>We have interpreted Head Office to mean all civilian staff employed in the Head Office &amp; Corporate Services Business Area. This does not mean that all staff are stationed in London Headquarters (Main Building).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/06/2015 13:54:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name HOC360 Spread Sheet.xls title Ministry of Defence Head Office
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

347307

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF bases in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland are (i) operational and (ii) in caretaker status.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>For the purposes of answering this question I have taken operational base to be any RAF base that supports frontline operations, such as main operating bases and training establishments. There are 27 operational RAF bases in England: included in this are two RAF-named units operated by other Front Line Commands, and the tri-service technical training bases. There is one RAF base in Scotland and none in Northern Ireland. There are two RAF bases in Wales, which includes a technical training base. These figures do not include minor RAF units; RAF-operated diversionary airfields at Army units; sites operated by the United States Visiting Forces; sites only used by University Air Squadrons, Air Experience Flights, and Volunteer Glider Squadrons; Force Development Training Centres; Air Weapon Ranges; or remote radar and radio sites. There is one former RAF base in the UK that is in caretaker status, which is in England.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/06/2015 12:26:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

347309

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Reform Review: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of the Defence Reform report, published in June 2011.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Defence Reform report published in June 2011 was the result of the review led by the Defence Reform steering group, chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Levene. None of the steering group were paid for this task and the team supporting the review comprised staff reallocated from other duties at no additional cost to the Department beyond some £10,000 incurred on travel and subsistence.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 04/06/2015 16:20:02 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman