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386143

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the bail system.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	4501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>My Right Honourable Friend the Home Secretary announced on 23 March a package of measures to reduce both the number of individuals subject to, and the average duration of, pre-charge bail. As set out in the Gracious Speech, the Government will legislate in the Policing and Criminal Justice Bill to adopt those reforms.</p><p>These measures will bring greater accountability to pre-charge bail and ensure people do not spend months, or even years on bail, only for charges to be dropped.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 900702 question first answered 02/07/2015 13:49:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

386148

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support small business access to public procurement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	4522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Central and North Ipswich on 1 July 2015 to UIN 900668.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/07/2015 12:26:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

386155

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to make viability studies for planning applications more transparent and open to the public and interested stakeholders.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	4517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>National planning guidance was amended in March 2015 to encourage the speeding up of section 106 negotiations, including promoting greater transparency of viability evidence and of the level of contributions received and how these are used.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 02/07/2015 11:56:20 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

386167

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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	USA: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal being negotiated by the US.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	4489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are ongoing. TPP has the potential to be an important part of the global free trade system, alongside agreements that the UK will be party to, such as the EU-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the EU-Japan FTA. We are following TPP’s progress closely and discuss it regularly with those countries involved. We will undertake a fuller assessment of its implications once the detail of the deal becomes clear.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 02/07/2015 14:06:59 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

386171

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent conversations he has had with Health Ministers in the devolved administrations to improve awareness of (a) pancreatic cancer and (b) other types of cancer across the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	4510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Early diagnosis of cancer including for those with pancreatic cancer is a major priority for this Government in helping us to improve cancer survival. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published an updated guideline “Suspected cancer: recognition and referral” on 23 June 2015. The guideline reflects latest evidence and will continue to support general practitioners to identify patients, including those with symptoms of suspected pancreatic cancer, and urgently refer them as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In England, to support early diagnosis of cancer, we have invested over £22 million in Be Clear on Cancer campaigns between 2010-11 and 2014-15, to raise awareness of various cancer types and encourage people with relevant cancer symptoms to visit their doctor promptly. Public Health England working with the Department, NHS England and other partners will continue to keep these campaigns under review to see and work with relevant experts to see what might be done to tackle other cancers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Research and evidence of best practice is shared widely across the United Kingdom. However, as health is a devolved matter Ministers do not routinely discuss health issues with their counterparts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, NHS England is working jointly with Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer Support to test seven new approaches to identifying cancer more quickly. The aim is to evaluate a number of initiatives across more than 60 sites around the country to collect evidence about what makes the most difference to patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In January 2015, NHS England announced an independent Cancer Taskforce to develop a five-year strategy for England which will recommend improvements across the cancer pathway, including awareness and early diagnosis. The strategy will be published in the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 4511 4523 question first answered 02/07/2015 13:47:01 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

386172

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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, when he intends to announce the compensation arrangements for those affected by contaminated blood supplied by the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	4508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>We intend to update the House on our intention to consult on reforming the current system of ex-gratia financial support for people infected with, or affected by, HIV and/or hepatitis C as a result of treatment with National Health Service supplied blood or blood products prior to September 1991. Work on this is ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 4567 4568 question first answered 02/07/2015 13:57:40 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

386173

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Meat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) lamb, (b) beef, (c) pork and (d) poultry meat is purchased annually by the NHS for consumption; and what proportion of such meat is British in origin.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	4515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on the amount and provenance of all meat purchased by the National Health Service is not held centrally by the Department. However, information is held for fresh meat and poultry purchased through NHS Supply Chain, under national framework agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sales of fresh meat and poultry through NHS Supply Chain are estimated as being in the region of 40% of the total for the NHS in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Purchases of fresh meat in the four categories, as requested, are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Value of Purchase £ million</p><p>(July 2013 to June 2014)</p></td><td><p>Percentage that is British in Origin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>Lamb</p></td><td><p>1.16</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B</p></td><td><p>Beef</p></td><td><p>3.23</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C</p></td><td><p>Pork</p></td><td><p>1.41</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D</p></td><td><p>Poultry</p></td><td><p>2.49</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to sales over the period from July 2013 to June 2014. There have been no significant changes in sourcing over the past 12 months and therefore these proportions will be broadly reflective of the current situation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </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 02/07/2015 12:18:48 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

386174

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pancreatic Cancer: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the quality and quantity of research into pancreatic cancer.
tabling member constituency	Pudsey
tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
uin	4525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has had no such discussions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Expenditure by the Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) on cancer research is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>£ million</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>100.9</p></td><td><p>104.1</p></td><td><p>133.2</p></td><td><p>129.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A figure for 2014/15 is not yet available. Data is not available for total NIHR research spend on specific cancer sites as site-specific data cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure through NIHR research infrastructure funding streams.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including pancreatic cancer. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR has recently awarded £290,986 to University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a phase II trial of endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of cystic tumours of the pancreas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR Research Design Service is available to help prospective applicants, including applicants in pancreatic cancer research, develop and design high-quality proposals for submission to NIHR itself and also to other national, peer-reviewed funding competitions for applied health or social care research. The service provides expert advice to researchers on all aspects of preparing grant applications in these fields, including advice on research methodology, clinical trials, patient involvement, and ethics and governance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 4524 4530 question first answered 02/07/2015 12:13:02 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew

386175

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Cancer: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of research funding into pancreatic cancer in each of the last five years; how that figure compares to funding for research on other cancer types; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Pudsey
tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
uin	4524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has had no such discussions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Expenditure by the Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) on cancer research is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>£ million</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>100.9</p></td><td><p>104.1</p></td><td><p>133.2</p></td><td><p>129.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A figure for 2014/15 is not yet available. Data is not available for total NIHR research spend on specific cancer sites as site-specific data cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure through NIHR research infrastructure funding streams.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including pancreatic cancer. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR has recently awarded £290,986 to University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a phase II trial of endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of cystic tumours of the pancreas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NIHR Research Design Service is available to help prospective applicants, including applicants in pancreatic cancer research, develop and design high-quality proposals for submission to NIHR itself and also to other national, peer-reviewed funding competitions for applied health or social care research. The service provides expert advice to researchers on all aspects of preparing grant applications in these fields, including advice on research methodology, clinical trials, patient involvement, and ethics and governance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 4525 4530 question first answered 02/07/2015 12:13:02 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew

386177

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pancreatic Cancer: Mortality Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of variation in the survival rates of pancreatic cancer patients living in (a) the UK, (b) Europe and (c) the rest of the world; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	4529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>There are some variations in survival rates for pancreatic cancer patients between different countries and different parts of the United Kingdom. We have looked at the international comparisons from EUROCARE 5 – the study of survival and care of cancer patients based on European Cancer Registries - but it can be difficult to interpret survival comparisons for cancers with poor prognosis. Although this only covers patients diagnosed up to 2007, the key issue is that survival rates for pancreatic cancer remain poor – and a challenge to be tackled – across the world.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We await the final report of the independent Cancer Taskforce, which will make recommendations across the whole cancer care pathway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 4532 question first answered 02/07/2015 12:07:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds