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99852

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	Continuing Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether an assessment has been carried out on the effectiveness of the fast-track route for Continuing Healthcare in providing support to terminally ill people; and what discussions he has had with NHS England on working with his Department to ensure people eligible for Continuing Healthcare through the fast-track route receive it promptly.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	211125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The principles and processes for assessment of Fast-Track eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare are set out in the ‘<em>National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care</em>’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of the effectiveness of the Fast Track Tool for NHS Continuing Healthcare we have recently worked closely with NHS England and other key stakeholders in developing an Assurance Framework. The aim of the Assurance Framework is to ensure compliance with the National Framework and was launched in draft earlier this year. Further work is being undertaken to refine this prior to final publication.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect data regarding the number of people who have been assessed as eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) via use of the Fast Track tool.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2013 data on the number of people who are eligible for NHS CHC has been published quarterly at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?q=continuing+healthcare&amp;go=Go&amp;area=both" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?q=continuing+healthcare&amp;go=Go&amp;area=both</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 211124 question first answered 23/10/2014 16:57:03 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

99853

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	Continuing Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in England who received NHS continuing healthcare through the fast-track route in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013; what plans he has to gather more comprehensive data on the use of NHS continuing healthcare; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	211124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The principles and processes for assessment of Fast-Track eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare are set out in the ‘<em>National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care</em>’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of the effectiveness of the Fast Track Tool for NHS Continuing Healthcare we have recently worked closely with NHS England and other key stakeholders in developing an Assurance Framework. The aim of the Assurance Framework is to ensure compliance with the National Framework and was launched in draft earlier this year. Further work is being undertaken to refine this prior to final publication.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect data regarding the number of people who have been assessed as eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) via use of the Fast Track tool.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1 April 2013 data on the number of people who are eligible for NHS CHC has been published quarterly at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?q=continuing+healthcare&amp;go=Go&amp;area=both" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/article/2021/Website-Search?q=continuing+healthcare&amp;go=Go&amp;area=both</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 211125 question first answered 23/10/2014 16:57:03 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

93820

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	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
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 transparency and accountability of the Moscow Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	210958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) was held in Moscow over 13-18 October 2014. The United Kingdom was represented at the Conference, as were the following Parties to the treaty:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, European Union, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lesotho, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen and Zambia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An official report of the proceedings of the Conference will be published in November 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the next Conference to be held in 2016 will consider options that would further maximise transparency, particularly with regard to Party delegations to Conference of the Parties and subsidiary bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/10/2014 16:10:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

79345

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Solar Power: Renewables Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had on the maintenance of the current 20-year duration support level for accredited solar PV plants and the Renewables Obligation order; what his policy is on this matter; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	206960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 1 September 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 113-114W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 02/09/2014 15:26:59 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

78793

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total annual public investment in (a) on train wi-fi services and (b) track side wi-fi infrastructure will be in each year from 2014 to 2019.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	206438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The funding provided by the Department for W-Fi on-board trains is commercially sensitive information. Releasing it has the potential to impact the commercial arrangements between train operators and their suppliers. The Department does not fund any track side wi-fi infrastructure. Network Rail are looking to develop a commercial case for any service of this type.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/09/2014 13:46:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

78794

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of annual private investment in (a) on train wif-fi services and (b) track side wi-fi infrastructure in each year of Control Period 5 2015 to 2019.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	206431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Department has not made any estimates for this type of investment.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/09/2014 13:45:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

78795

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last discussed Network Rail's punctuality performance in Control Period 4 2009-14 with (a) Network Rail, (b) the Association of Train Operating Companies and (c) other members of the Rail Delivery Group.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	206432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Secretary of State and Ministerial colleagues meet regularly with senior officials from all three organisations, and issues concerning punctuality during Control Period 4 were frequently discussed during the course of that period.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/07/2014 15:02:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

78797

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual investment of each franchised train operating company in wi-fi services has been since the start of each franchise agreement with his Department.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	206430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department cannot release this information as it is commercially sensitive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/09/2014 15:31:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

78798

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how (a) his Department and (b) the Office of Rail Regulation will distribute to train operating companies funds for investment in free passenger wi-fi on train services from the fine on Network Rail for punctuality performance; and whether those funds will be ringfenced.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	206442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The funding will be ring fenced for investment into train borne WiFi systems.</p><p>We are still developing the mechanisms by which we will administer the funding, and will be in a position to give further information in September 2014.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 01/09/2014 13:48:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

78799

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria are used to establish whether delays over five minutes to a timetabled long distance train service are caused by (a) Network Rail, (b) the train operating company or (c) other factors; and what changes have been made to those criteria since January 2008.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	206434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p /><p>The criteria for establishing delay causes are to be found in the Delay Attribution Guide, issued by the Delay Attribution Board – a joint rail industry body remitted to provide guidance to the industry on delay attribution issues.</p><p>The current guide was issued in April 2014. Copies of the all the guides since 2007 can be seen at:</p><p /> <p> </p><p><a href="http://www.delayattributionboard.co.uk/delayattributionguides.htm" target="_blank">http://www.delayattributionboard.co.uk/delayattributionguides.htm</a></p><p>The Department does not make estimates with regard to the attribution of delay in respect of the annual number of timetabled passenger train services that arrived, either within 5 minutes or not, of their scheduled arrival time.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>The industry uses the Delay Attribution Guide to attribute delays by total minutes of delay, not by number of trains. The Office of Rail Regulation is beginning to publish such information; see</p><p /> <p> </p><p><a href="http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/13792/network-rail-monitor-2013-14-q4.pdf" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/13792/network-rail-monitor-2013-14-q4.pdf</a> (page11) for the 2013-14 figures as to how industry delay was apportioned for each operator and nationally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 206435 question first answered 22/07/2014 15:18:14 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris