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789147

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Ministers from other Departments on the value to the UK economy of mid-level skills or those skills at Standard Occupational Classification levels 2 and 3; and what plans her Department has to ensure that any future changes to immigration policy allow businesses to continue to access those mid-level skills necessary for growth and employment in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	112965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>We are considering a range of options for our future immigration arrangements and are clear that we must manage the process properly so that the system serves the national interest.</p><p> </p><p>On 27 July 2017, we commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to advise on the economic and social impacts of the UK’s exit from the European Union and also on how the UK’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern industrial strategy. As part of this, the MAC has been asked to consider a number of factors including skill level.</p><p>They are due to report on their findings in September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Full details about the MAC commission can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/migration-advisory-committee" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/migration-advisory-committee</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 112963 112964 question first answered 17/11/2017 09:21:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

788509

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Pakistan: Blasphemy
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 the case of three Ahmadi Muslims who were sentenced to death in early November 2017 by a court in Pakistan for allegedly breaking that country's blasphemy laws; and whether his Department has made representations to the Government of Pakistan on behalf of those three people.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	112663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains firmly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances. We have repeatedly called upon the Government of Pakistan to end capital punishment and, at a minimum, commit to renewing the previously imposed moratorium. We regularly raise our concerns about freedom of religion or belief and the misuse of the blasphemy laws with the Pakistani Government at a senior level. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson), raised religious tolerance and misuse of the blasphemy laws during his visit to Pakistan in November 2016. During my visit to Pakistan earlier this month I raised the death penalty and the treatment of religious minorities, including discrimination and violence against the Ahmadiyya community with Pakistan’s Ministry of Human Rights.</p><p>During the Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan on 13 November in Geneva we expressed our concerns about human rights and limits on freedoms of expression and religion or belief, particularly for the Ahmadiyya Muslim and Christian communities. We called for a clear timeline for the review of legislation carrying the death penalty with the aim of limiting the scope of crimes to which it applies.</p><p>The Government will continue to urge Pakistan to honour in practice its human rights obligations, including those related to the death penalty and freedom of expression and religion.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/11/2017 17:28:25 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

788552

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Surrogacy: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans the Government has to lay before Parliament an urgent remedial order to allow single parents to apply for a parental order following surrogacy.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	112662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made a commitment to bring forward a remedial order to allow a single person to apply for a parental order following a surrogacy arrangement and this will be delivered.</p><p> </p><p>We expect to lay a non-urgent order in the House shortly, for scrutiny by the Joint Committee for Human Rights and Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 21/11/2017 12:23:37 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

765909

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Transplant Surgery: Stem Cells
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 psychological support on offer to stem cell transplant patients after they leave hospital.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	106240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>No particular assessment has been undertaken regarding access to psychological support for stem cell transplant patients. However, NHS England’s work in supporting the roll out of the Recovery Package for cancer, patients including those who received Blood and Marrow Transplants, helps ensure patients have more personal care and support from the point they are diagnosed and once treatment ends.</p><p> </p><p>For patients this means working with their care team to develop a comprehensive plan outlining not only their physical needs, but also other support they may need, such as help at home or financial advice. By 2020 NHS England wants all cancer patients to have access to the Recovery Package and is committed to implementing this in collaboration with charities, professionals and patients themselves.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 16/10/2017 15:21:26 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

765910

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Transplant Surgery: Stem Cells
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS England on care arrangements for stem cell transplant patients after they leave hospital.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	106242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Post-transplant care for patients is important. NHS England’s Specialised Commissioning team and Clinical Reference Group for Blood and Marrow Transplants (BMT) are undertaking work to map care needs post-100 days.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to review the responsibilities of services commissioned by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for BMT at this time. NHS England will be assessing BMT in more detail over the next 18 months and will take the opportunity to further support improved pathway planning and commissioning of services that it and CCGs fund.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/10/2017 16:36:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

765911

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Transplant Surgery: Stem Cells
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 improve access to clinical nurse specialists for patients recovering from a stem cell transplant.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	106241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>NHS England’s service specification sets out the requirements for equitable and consistent commissioning of specialised care. This specification describes the elements of care in the pathway, including those which reach beyond those paid for by specialised commissioning. The service specification stipulates that a clinical nurse specialist shall be available to provide support to transplants patients.</p><p> </p><p>The service specifications for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation can be accessed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/b04-haema-adult.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/b04-haema-adult.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 16/10/2017 16:34:44 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

754708

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Algeria: Ahmadiyya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterparts in Algeria on the arrest and detention of Ahmadi Muslims across Algeria since June 2016 on grounds of practising their faith.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	6488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>​We are aware of a number of reports of Ahmadiyya being arrested in Algeria. We have raised this with the Algerian government, who said that the arrests relate to breaches of laws which apply to all religions in Algeria. The Algerian constitution provides freedom of religion and we encourage them to make domestic law fully compatible with that. The promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief for all individuals internationally remains a high priority for the UK.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 16:57:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

457766

registered interest
date	04/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Out-patients: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many outpatient (a) medical ophthalmology, (b) optometry and (c) orthotics appointments for children under 19 years of age were (i) cancelled and (ii) missed because the patient did not attend in 2014-15; and what the median waiting time for an (A) outpatient ophthalmology (B) medical ophthalmology (C) outpatient optometry, and (D) outpatient orthoptics appointment was in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	29822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The information is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Information on outpatient ophthalmology,<ins class="ministerial"> medical ophthalmology,</ins> optometry, orthotics and orthoptics appointments for patients under 19 years of age in 2014-15</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial">Outpatient appointments<sup>1</sup> for patients under 19 years of age</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">All patients</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Treatment specialty</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cancelled (by hospital or by patient)</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Patient did not attend</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Median wait time (days)<sup>2</sup></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Ophthamology<sup>3</sup></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">98,774</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">93,099</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">35</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Optometry</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,884</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,028</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">33</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Orthotics</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,519</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5,162</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Orthoptics</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">70,327</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">54,062</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">35</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial">Outpatient appointments<sup>1</sup> for patients under 19 years of age</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">All patients</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Treatment specialty</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cancelled (by hospital or by patient)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Patient did not attend</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Median wait time (days)<sup>2</sup></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Ophthalmology</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">98,774</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">93,099</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Medical ophthalmology</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">565</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5,448</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">28</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Optometry</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,884</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,028</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">33</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Orthotics</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,519</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5,162</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">40</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Orthoptics</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">70,327</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">54,062</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">35</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table></ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Sources:</em></p><p>Hospital episode statistics, Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><ol><li>These are not counts of people as the same person may have had more than one appointment within the same time period.</li><li>Waiting time is defined as the time in days between the date the referral request was received and the date of the first appointment, whether it was attended or not.</li><li><del class="ministerial">Within the Hospital Episode Statistics database it is not possible to distinguish between &quot;ophthamology&quot; and &quot;medical ophthamology&quot; treatment specialties.</del></li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2016 11:31:27 question first ministerially corrected 25/04/2016 17:06:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 50914 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

453763

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ophthalmic Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for an outpatient paediatric ophthalmology appointment was in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	27793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>The information is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Information on outpatient paediatric ophthalmology appointments in 2014-15</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Median waiting time in days for a first appointment<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>53 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of appointments that were cancelled by the hospital</p></td><td><p>36,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of appointments that were cancelled by the patient</p></td><td><p>33,448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of appointments that the patient did not attend</p></td><td><p>65,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National average unit cost of a first appointment<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>£118</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Sources:</em></p><p>Hospital episode statistics, Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p>Reference costs, Department of Health</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><sup>1</sup>Waiting time is defined as the time in days between the date the referral request was received and the date of the first appointment, whether it was attended or not.</p><p><sup>2</sup>Defined as a consultant-led single-professional first appointment. Separate data are collected are collected on non-consultant-led, multi-professional, and follow-up appointments.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 27593 27616 question first answered 26/02/2016 15:49:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

453771

registered interest
date	22/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ophthalmic Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many outpatient paediatric ophthalmology appointments were (a) cancelled and (b) missed because the patient did not attend in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	27616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>The information is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Information on outpatient paediatric ophthalmology appointments in 2014-15</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Median waiting time in days for a first appointment<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>53 days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of appointments that were cancelled by the hospital</p></td><td><p>36,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of appointments that were cancelled by the patient</p></td><td><p>33,448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of appointments that the patient did not attend</p></td><td><p>65,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National average unit cost of a first appointment<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>£118</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Sources:</em></p><p>Hospital episode statistics, Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p>Reference costs, Department of Health</p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p><sup>1</sup>Waiting time is defined as the time in days between the date the referral request was received and the date of the first appointment, whether it was attended or not.</p><p><sup>2</sup>Defined as a consultant-led single-professional first appointment. Separate data are collected are collected on non-consultant-led, multi-professional, and follow-up appointments.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 27593 27793 question first answered 26/02/2016 15:49:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh