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100295

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Metals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Urgent Question on 16 October 2014, Official Report, column 445, on Tata Steel, when he plans to publish his Department's metals strategy.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	211585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The metals sector is expected to publish its strategy in Spring 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are supporting the metals sector, through the Metals Forum (an umbrella body bringing together the metals related trade associations) on the development of this strategy: this will bring metals into line with other important foundation sectors which have published strategies already. Foundation sectors are those such as metals, electronics and chemicals which underpin manufacturing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The strategy will cover issues such as sustainability, supply chains, technology &amp; innovation, skills and communication – which will all have an impact on the metals industry, including steel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/10/2014 15:57:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 24554 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

100296

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Tata Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Urgent Question on 16 October 2014, Official Report, column 445, on Tata Steel, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have held with (a) Tata Steel and (b) trades unions to discuss the selling of the Long Products Division.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	211586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and officials maintain a regular dialogue with the senior management of Tata Steel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Most recently the Secretary of State had a telephone conversation with Karl Kohler, CEO Tata Steel Europe on 29 September 2014; and met Cyrus Mistry, Chairman Tata Group in India on 14 October 2014. Official level contact is regular and ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We stand ready to engage with the trades unions to discuss and listen to their views on the proposed sale.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/11/2014 15:56:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 24552 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

100297

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much steel was produced in the UK in each year since 1985.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	211593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>I can confirm that UK steel production from 1985 is as per the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>UK Crude steel production</p><p>In ‘000 tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1985</p></td><td><p>15,488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1986</p></td><td><p>14,479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1987</p></td><td><p>17,195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1988</p></td><td><p>18,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1989</p></td><td><p>18,508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p>17,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1991</p></td><td><p>16,295</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992</p></td><td><p>16,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p>16,469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p>17,172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995</p></td><td><p>17,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996</p></td><td><p>17,818</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>18,328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>17,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>16,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>15,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>13,403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>11,528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>13,129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>13,766</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>13,239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>13,906</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>14,392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>13,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>10,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>9,708</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>9,478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9,579</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>11,942</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>7,114 (to end July)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source - Iron &amp; Steel Statistics Bureau (ISSB)</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/10/2014 16:08:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 24557 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

100299

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Tata Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Urgent Question on 16 October 2014, Official Report, column 445, on Tata Steel, what meetings and discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with the Scottish Government to discuss the selling of the Long Products Division.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	211567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>Tata have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Klesch Group about a possible sale of their Long Products Division. Both companies have made clear that there are some months of commercial negotiation ahead including consultations with the workforce.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government and the Scottish Government have ongoing discussions on these and other matters all the time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 29/10/2014 16:53:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

100184

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Chickenpox: Vaccination
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 breadth of the uptake of the chicken pox vaccine to reduce the risk of stroke in children and young adults; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	211242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Public Health England has not made an assessment of the impact of uptake of varicella vaccination on the risk of stroke in children and young adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which provides the Government with expert advice on immunisation matters, has not recommended a universal varicella (chickenpox) immunisation programme for children or young adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Varicella immunisation is recommended to protect those people who are at most risk of serious illness. This is done by immunising specific individuals who are in regular or close contact with those at risk, including non-immune healthcare workers and close household contacts of immunocompromised individuals, such as siblings of a child with leukaemia or a child whose parent is undergoing chemotherapy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/10/2014 15:27:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

99864

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	Strokes: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) the NHS has made of a potential connection between chicken pox and stroke in children.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	211017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment of the link between chicken pox and stroke in children; research by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and University College London in 2013, suggested that children who experience chickenpox are at a four‐fold increased risk of ischaemic stroke in the subsequent six months, although the study recognised that this was still only a small absolute stroke risk, due to the low baseline incidence of paediatric stroke.</p><p> </p><p>Research by the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, funded by the National Institute for Health Research and the Stroke Association has identified that a patient’s risk of stroke significantly increased following shingles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 17:13:45 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

92244

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Haematology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the level of demand for haematology services in (a) England and (b) the North East of England; and what steps he is taking to ensure that resources are able to meet demand.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	209775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Since 1 April, NHS England has been responsible for securing high quality outcomes for patients with haematological conditions. It has published a number of service specifications for specialised haematological conditions, both for adults and children, which set out what providers should have in place to deliver evidence-based, safe and effective services. These specifications aim to ensure equity of access to a nationally consistent, high quality service for patients.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for provision of non-specialist haematology services locally. Local commissioners work closely with providers to consider the most appropriate clinical model for the delivery of haematology services.</p><p> </p><p><br> <br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/10/2014 17:52:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

92245

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that the haematology department at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is retained and that vacancies at that trust are filled; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	209785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>This is a matter for the National Health Service locally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have written to Paul Garvin, Chair of the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, informing him of the hon. Member’s enquiry. He will reply shortly and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 17/10/2014 12:22:21 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

92247

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Haematology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of haematology specialists working in (a) England and (b) the North East; and how that number has changed since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	209782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The most recent National Health Service annual workforce census was published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) in March 2014 and shows that in September 2013 there were 1,507 doctors with a specialty of haematology working in England; this represents a 13% increase since September 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of full-time equivalent doctors with a specialty of haematology working in the NHS in England and the North East as at 30 September in 2010 and 2013 is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The next NHS annual workforce census reflecting the position as at 30 September 2014 will be published by the HSCIC in March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 17/10/2014 10:18:59 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

92249

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Haematology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of vacant and unfilled posts for haematology specialists working in (a) England and (b) the North East.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	209780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The number of vacant and unfilled posts for haematology specialists working in England and the North East is not collected by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 17/10/2014 09:06:33 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright