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100430

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times digitally stored photographs seized by police forces in England and Wales investigating online child abuse were checked against the National Crime Agency's Childbase electronic database of known abuse images in each of the last four years; and how many times that database was used by each police force in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	211467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Childbase database is no longer live and ceased to be active in 2011. All forces have access to the National Hash Set Database which houses images seen and categorised by UK forces. We are developing a national capability for collecting, assessing and storing indecent images of children (IIOC) for law enforcement agencies. This capability will also be used to provide hash set data to the internet industry, to allow them to remove these appalling images from their networks. The child abuse image database (CAID) will be operational by the end of 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 27/10/2014 16:53:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 24348 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

100145

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her contribution of 22 July 2014, Official Report, column 1262, what progress her Department has made on implementing the commitments made in the 2011 Prevent Strategy review; and what plans she has to publish the information on her Department's work in this area.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	211284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government publishes an annual report which describes recent developments in the terrorist threat to the UK and its interests, and the progress made in our counter-terrorism work. This includes high-level information about the contribution of different Government departments to the implementation of the Prevent strategy.</p><p>The Secretary of State's statement to the House on 22 July, in response to Peter Clarke's report into allegations about schools in Birmingham, set out the latest steps that the Government is taking to increase the resilience of schools to extremism.</p><p>The Secretary of State is still considering the best format to update the House on delivery of the Department’s commitments, and will report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 24/10/2014 13:31:32 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

99857

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hepatitis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) first-stage payments and (b) second-stage payments have been made from the Skipton Fund to the estates of individuals who contracted hepatitis C following NHS treatment with blood products between 1970 and 1995 but who died before 29 August 2003; what the total amount of money paid out to these estates was; how many total applications for lump sum payments were made by the families and dependants of these victims from 10 January to the end of March 2011; how many applications were refused on the basis that they came in too late; whether his Department has received any representations from (i) the families of victims, (ii) campaign groups and (iii) the Skipton Fund or Caxton Foundation about the time available to apply.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	211080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table sets out the number of payments and total paid out by Skipton Fund Ltd to the estates of individuals who contracted hepatitis C through treatment with NHS supplied blood or blood products prior to 1991 and who died prior to 29 August 2003.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>(a) Stage 1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>(b) Of whom have also received Stage 2*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of payments</p></td><td><p>Total cost (£)</p></td><td><p>Number of payments</p></td><td><p>Total cost (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>For all individuals</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>9,440,000.00</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>12,900,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Comprising individuals with a bleeding disorder treated with plasma derived products</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>8,820,000.00</p></td><td><p>236</p></td><td><p>11,800,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>And individuals treated with a whole blood transfusion</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>620,000.00</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>1,100,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Stage 2 payment is made for individuals who received a stage 1 payment and progressed to more severe hepatitis C related disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There were 81 such applications before 31 March 2011. However, the deadline initially set of 31 March 2011 was for registrations with the Skipton Fund and not completed applications. No applications have been refused to date for missing the deadline.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department received representations from campaign groups and families of deceased individuals in relation to the deadline, and worked with the Skipton Fund in 2011 to agree that any late registrations would be processed, provided the individual registering had good reason for the late registration.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/10/2014 17:01:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

99858

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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, whether benefits an individual receives are taken into account when deciding an individual's eligibility for discretionary financial payments from the (a) Caxton Foundation, (b) Macfarlane Trust and (c) Eileen Trust.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	211078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>When deciding an individual's eligibility for discretionary financial payments, the Caxton Foundation, Macfarlane Trust and Eileen Trust, all take benefits into account as part of overall household income.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/10/2014 17:03:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

99874

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the outcome was of the look-back exercise co-ordinated by the Haemophilia Alliance to identify patients with bleeding disorders previously undiagnosed with blood-related infections.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	211033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The look-back exercise was conducted by the United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors Organisation (UKHCDO). Results will be published later this year in the UKHCDO 2013 annual report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/10/2014 17:04:24 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

99951

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment: Haemophilia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) haemophiliacs, (b) haemophiliacs with hepatitis C, (c) haemophiliacs with HIV and (d) haemophiliacs with both HIV and hepatitis C have been assessed for eligibiity for the personal independence payment following transfer from the disability living allowance; and how many have been assessed as eligible for personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	211035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested on the numbers of personal independence payment (PIP) claims made by people who previously received disability living allowance (re-assessment claimants) is not available broken down by the long term health condition or disability they have. Information on the total number of reassessment claims received has been published and is available from the PIP statistical release page on GOV.UK:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-independence-payment-statistics</a>.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Information on the numbers of successful PIP reassessment claims is not available to the level of detail asked for. The available information allows figures to be extracted against a range of primary health conditions, including: haematological disease (which includes haemophilia); infectious disease (which includes HIV); and diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas (which includes hepatitis C). The information is published and can be found at:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a>.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 13:03:27 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

99952

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Haemophilia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) haemophiliacs, (b) haemophiliacs with hepatitis C, (c) haemophiliacs with HIV and (d) haemophiliacs with both HIV and hepatitis C have been initially migrated from income support or incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance; how many such decisions to migrate have been overturned on appeal; how many of those migrated have been placed in the employment and support allowance work-related activity group; and how many such decisions to place those migrated in the work-related activity group have been overturned on appeal.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	211034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested for (b), (c) and (d) and the information for (a) on the number of decisions overturned on appeal is not available.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 23/10/2014 15:39:46 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

93821

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
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, what mechanisms are in place for claimants of support from the (a) Macfarlane and Eileen Trust, (b) Skipton Fund, (c) Macfarlane Trust, (d) Eileen Trust and (e) Caxton Foundation to make complaints about and seek redress for level of support they receive; and what process those bodies use to decide entitlement to discretionary and non-discretionary support.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	210954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>MFET Ltd and the Skipton Fund make fixed rate payments which are set by Government. If claimants are unhappy with the level of those payments they can write to the Department of Health. The payments policies of the Macfarlane Trust, Eileen Trust and Caxton Foundation are determined by their respective Trustees. People who are unhappy with the level of the payments they receive from any of these bodies can take it up with the relevant body.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To establish eligibility in respect of HIV infection, claimants are required to provide as much relevant information as they have available, which is then considered by the Department. To establish eligibility in respect of hepatitis C infection, a claimant’s hepatologist provides the necessary information for the Skipton Fund. All claims are assessed on the balance of probabilities. People whose claims are rejected by the Skipton Fund can submit an appeal to the independent Appeals Panel. Entry into the system of financial support is through MFET Ltd in respect of HIV infection and the Skipton Fund in respect of hepatitis C infection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Once a claimant has been approved for payments from MFET Ltd and the Skipton Fund, they are also eligible to apply for discretionary support from the relevant discretionary body (the Macfarlane Trust for haemophiliacs with HIV or HIV and hepatitis C; the Eileen Trust for non-haemophiliacs with HIV or HIV and hepatitis C; the Caxton Foundation for people mono-infected with hepatitis C).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2014 16:08:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

93822

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
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 much his Department has allocated in grants to the (a) Macfarlane and Eileen Trust, (b) Skipton Fund, (c) Macfarlane Trust, (d) Eileen Trust and (e) Caxton Foundation in each year since their inception; whether such funding is allocated at the discretion of his Department; whether the size of those grants in each year is determined on the basis of a formula; what representations his Department has received from each of those organisations in the last four years to the amounts allocated; what entities fund each such body; and what his Department's planned future funding allocations to those bodies are for the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	210955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The funding for the system of financial support for people infected with HIV and hepatitis C as a result of treatment with NHS supplied blood or blood products, is at the discretion of the four UK Health Departments. The Department of Health is the sole funder of MFET Ltd, the Macfarlane Trust and the Eileen Trust. All four UK Health Departments provide funding for the Skipton Fund and Caxton Foundation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A document outlining the grants that have been made to each of the schemes from 1988 to April 2014 is attached. Payments from the Skipton Fund and MFET Ltd are set by the UK Health Departments, and the Department provides sufficient funds to pay all approved claims. The budget allocations for the Macfarlane Trust, the Eileen Trust and the Caxton Foundation are discretionary and take account of what each received in the previous year and the Department’s other funding priorities. In the last four years, the Department has received one business case from Caxton Foundation and one from the Macfarlane Trust for an increase in their allocations. Funding allocations for Macfarlane Trust, the Eileen Trust and the Caxton Foundation for the next five years have not yet been decided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2014 16:16:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison attachment 1 file name Contaminated blood payments.xlsx title Grants made to each scheme from 1988- April 2014
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

93832

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Skipton Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many appeals have been made to the Skipton Fund Appeals Panel in respect of decisions made by that fund; and how many such appeals were decided in favour of (a) the appellant or (b) the Skipton Fund.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	210937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Skipton Fund Appeals Panel has considered 412 appeals in respect of decisions made by the Skipton Fund, since the Skipton Fund was established in 2004. 210 appeals were decided in favour of the appellant and 202 were decided in favour of the Skipton Fund.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2014 15:53:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson