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178926

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Sovereignty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2014 to Question 217539, when he plans to publish (a) the Invitation to Quote for that contract including the Specification Requirements document, (b) details of the criteria against which suppliers were judged and (c) the invoice submitted for that work; and what the reasons are for the time taken to publish those documents.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	223994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office contracted Engine Partners LLP to provide communications support work for the Scottish independence referendum. The relevant tender documents and contract are available on the UK Government’s transparency portal, Contracts Finder, on the following web page:</p><p><a href="https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&amp;lang=en&amp;NoticeId=1674856" target="_blank">https://online.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&amp;lang=en&amp;NoticeId=1674856</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the costs of this work is already publicly available as part of our routine transparency publications at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/02/2015 11:35:03 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

178449

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which department has lead responsibility for international counter-narcotics policy.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	223814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has lead responsibility for international counter-narcotics policy, working closely with a range of other departments and agencies including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the National Crime Agency and the Department for International Development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 12/02/2015 15:10:08 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

178470

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2014 to Question 222384, on broadband, what the digital and video on demand outlets were and how much was spent with Facebook.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	223868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>The digital outlets Facebook, Youtube, Google, Twitter, Mail Online, Telegraph Online, Money Supermarket, Spotify, Xbox, 4<sup>th</sup> Screen and Skype.</p><p>The video outlets were Videology, ITV.com, 4OD and Demand 5</p><p>Facebook spend is £14,898.95</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/02/2015 14:19:54 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 45166 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

178495

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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	Pest Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which chemicals authorised for use in pest control are detrimental to human health.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	223870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>All chemicals authorised for use as pest control products are regulated under specific EU and UK legislation which require an assessment of the potential risks from the use of the product, with the aim of ensuring that they can be used without causing harm to people, animals or the wider environment. Where the risks to human health or the environment are unacceptable, products are not allowed to be placed on the market or used. Where the assessment shows the product can be used safely, no ill-health effects are expected from the correct use of the product as prescribed in the instructions on the product label.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/02/2015 12:14:03 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

178500

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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	Pakistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British nationals are under sentence of death in Pakistan; and what assistance his Department is providing to each such nationals.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	223790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>As of 11 February we are aware of 2 British nationals who have been sentenced to death in Pakistan. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides consular assistance to all British nationals sentenced to death, unless they decline this. This includes making representations at all appropriate levels in line with our opposition to the death penalty and welfare support. We also refer British nationals to specialist non-governmental organisations that are able to provide additional support to them.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/02/2015 16:23:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

178512

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places for (a) midwives, (b) adult nurses, (c) children's nurses, (d) learning disabilities nurses and (e) mental health nurses were (i) commissioned and (ii) filled in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	223887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The latest hospital and community health services monthly workforce statistics published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre shows that there has been an increase of over 6,300 in the nursing, midwifery and health visiting group between May 2010 and October 2014. This includes nearly 2,000 more midwives, over 3,000 more health visitors and over 1,300 more nurses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of places that were commissioned and filled as at 31 March in each year since 2004/05.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Midwives</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p>2004/5 Planned</p></td><td><p>2004/05 Actual</p></td><td><p>2005/06 Planned</p></td><td><p>2005/06 Actual</p></td><td><p>2006/07 Planned</p></td><td><p>2006/07 Actual</p></td><td><p>2007/08 Planned</p></td><td><p>2007/08 Actual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2,425</p></td><td><p>2,374</p></td><td><p>2,380</p></td><td><p>1,819</p></td><td><p>2,170</p></td><td><p>1,990</p></td><td><p>2,115</p></td><td><p>2,071</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09 Planned</p></td><td><p>2008/09 Actual</p></td><td><p>2009/10 Planned</p></td><td><p>2009/10 Actual</p></td><td><p>2010-11 Planned</p></td><td><p>2010-11 Actual</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p><p>Planned</p></td><td><p>2011-12 Actual</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p>2,274</p></td><td><p>2,272</p></td><td><p>2,537</p></td><td><p>2,482</p></td><td><p>2,493</p></td><td><p>2,488</p></td><td><p>2,507</p></td><td><p>2,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 Planned</p></td><td><p>2012-13 Actual</p></td><td><p>2013-14 Planned</p></td><td><p>2013-14 Actual</p></td><td><p>2014-15 Planned</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2,578</p></td><td><p>2,580</p></td><td><p>2,588</p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td><td><p>2,563</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Adult nurses</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p>2004/5 Planned</p></td><td><p>2004/05 Actual</p></td><td><p>2005/06 Planned</p></td><td><p>2005/06 Actual</p></td><td><p>2006/07 Planned</p></td><td><p>2006/07 Actual</p></td><td><p>2007/08 Planned</p></td><td><p>2007/08 Actual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16,334</p></td><td><p>15,810</p></td><td><p>16,850</p></td><td><p>14,149</p></td><td><p>15,687</p></td><td><p>14,406</p></td><td><p>14,796</p></td><td><p>13,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09 Planned</p></td><td><p>2008/09 Actual</p></td><td><p>2009/10 Planned</p></td><td><p>2009/10 Actual</p></td><td><p>2010-11 Planned</p></td><td><p>2010-11 Actual</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p><p>Planned</p></td><td><p>2011-12 Actual</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p>14,873</p></td><td><p>14,176</p></td><td><p>14,506</p></td><td><p>14,048</p></td><td><p>13,744</p></td><td><p>13,703</p></td><td><p>12,017</p></td><td><p>11,959</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 Planned</p></td><td><p>2012-13 Actual</p></td><td><p>2013-14 Planned</p></td><td><p>2013-14 Actual</p></td><td><p>2014-15 Planned</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11,509</p></td><td><p>11,285</p></td><td><p>120,92</p></td><td><p>11,802</p></td><td><p>13,228</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Children’s nurses</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p>2004/5 Planned</p></td><td><p>2004/05 Actual</p></td><td><p>2005/06 Planned</p></td><td><p>2005/06 Actual</p></td><td><p>2006/07 Planned</p></td><td><p>2006/07 Actual</p></td><td><p>2007/08 Planned</p></td><td><p>2007/08 Actual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2,188</p></td><td><p>2,229</p></td><td><p>2,251</p></td><td><p>1,814</p></td><td><p>2,113</p></td><td><p>2,060</p></td><td><p>2,069</p></td><td><p>2,062</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09 Planned</p></td><td><p>2008/09 Actual</p></td><td><p>2009/10 Planned</p></td><td><p>2009/10 Actual</p></td><td><p>2010-11 Planned</p></td><td><p>2010-11 Actual</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p><p>Planned</p></td><td><p>2011-12 Actual</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p>2,019</p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p>2,030</p></td><td><p>2,052</p></td><td><p>2,219</p></td><td><p>2,016</p></td><td><p>2,007</p></td><td><p>1,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 Planned</p></td><td><p>2012-13 Actual</p></td><td><p>2013-14 Planned</p></td><td><p>2013-14 Actual</p></td><td><p>2014-15 Planned</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2,189</p></td><td><p>2,187</p></td><td><p>2,180</p></td><td><p>2,084</p></td><td><p>2,182</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Learning disability nurses</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p>2004/5 Planned</p></td><td><p>2004/05 Actual</p></td><td><p>2005/06 Planned</p></td><td><p>2005/06 Actual</p></td><td><p>2006/07 Planned</p></td><td><p>2006/07 Actual</p></td><td><p>2007/08 Planned</p></td><td><p>2007/08 Actual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,083</p></td><td><p>844</p></td><td><p>960</p></td><td><p>706</p></td><td><p>910</p></td><td><p>723</p></td><td><p>798</p></td><td><p>617</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09 Planned</p></td><td><p>2008/09 Actual</p></td><td><p>2009/10 Planned</p></td><td><p>2009/10 Actual</p></td><td><p>2010-11 Planned</p></td><td><p>2010-11 Actual</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p><p>Planned</p></td><td><p>2011-12 Actual</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p>811</p></td><td><p>629</p></td><td><p>755</p></td><td><p>723</p></td><td><p>777</p></td><td><p>642</p></td><td><p>614</p></td><td><p>574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 Planned</p></td><td><p>2012-13 Actual</p></td><td><p>2013-14 Planned</p></td><td><p>2013-14 Actual</p></td><td><p>2014-15 Planned</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>612</p></td><td><p>618</p></td><td><p>876</p></td><td><p>603</p></td><td><p>653</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Mental health nurses</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p>2004/5 Planned</p></td><td><p>2004/05 Actual</p></td><td><p>2005/06 Planned</p></td><td><p>2005/06 Actual</p></td><td><p>2006/07 Planned</p></td><td><p>2006/07 Actual</p></td><td><p>2007/08 Planned</p></td><td><p>2007/08 Actual</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4,922</p></td><td><p>4,050</p></td><td><p>4,319</p></td><td><p>3,514</p></td><td><p>4,090</p></td><td><p>3,728</p></td><td><p>3,696</p></td><td><p>3,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09 Planned</p></td><td><p>2008/09 Actual</p></td><td><p>2009/10 Planned</p></td><td><p>2009/10 Actual</p></td><td><p>2010-11 Planned</p></td><td><p>2010-11 Actual</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p><p>Planned</p></td><td><p>2011-12 Actual</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p>3,769</p></td><td><p>3,497</p></td><td><p>3,755</p></td><td><p>3,543</p></td><td><p>3,398</p></td><td><p>3,547</p></td><td><p>3,265</p></td><td><p>3,149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 Planned</p></td><td><p>2012-13 Actual</p></td><td><p>2013-14 Planned</p></td><td><p>2013-14 Actual</p></td><td><p>2014-15 Planned</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3,132</p></td><td><p>3,025</p></td><td><p>2,908</p></td><td><p>3,079</p></td><td><p>3,143</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In December 2014, Health Education England published their Workforce Plan for England which includes their planned Education and Training Commissions for 2015/16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 12/02/2015 15:39:22 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

178515

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Strokes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report Research spend in the UK, published by the Stroke Association on 3 December 2014, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of that report; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	223841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The report published by the Stroke Association compares research spend in four disease areas (stroke, cancer, coronary heart disease and dementia) by governmental organisations and charities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The usual practice of the two main public funders of health research – the Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) - is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics or disease areas: research proposals in all areas compete for the funding available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NIHR expenditure on research on stroke, cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD) (including coronary heart disease) and dementia is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>£ million</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><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>Stroke</p></td><td><p>20.2</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>20.4</p></td><td><p>26.1</p></td><td><p>26.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cancer</p></td><td><p>101.5</p></td><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><tr><td><p>CVD</p></td><td><p>31.6</p></td><td><p>31.0</p></td><td><p>34.1</p></td><td><p>42.7</p></td><td><p>46.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dementia</p></td><td><p>12.6</p></td><td><p>18.3</p></td><td><p>24.9</p></td><td><p>24.4</p></td><td><p>26.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through its training and career development programmes, the NIHR supports clinicians at all stages of their career: integrated clinical and academic training; doctoral training; postdoctoral training; and more senior awards. The prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator award provides an additional incentive for the country’s most outstanding clinical researchers. These programmes make a major contribution to the building and developing of research capacity in stroke and other disease areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 223831 223849 question first answered 12/02/2015 16:58:59 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

178516

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Speech and Language Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what studies of long term outcomes for children who stammer his Department has conducted or commissioned through a long-term national cohort study of children from early years to adulthood.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	223885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not conducted or commissioned such studies. The Department's National Institute for Health Research welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including stammering. 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> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 12/02/2015 15:47:00 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

178542

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in receipt of a war disablement pension access local authority support for residential social care in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	223836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department has jurisdiction over England only and does not collect information on the number of war disablement pensioners accessing care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb grouped question UIN 223820 223821 223835 question first answered 12/02/2015 15:00:22 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

178578

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied for British passports through the passport section of the British Embassy in Dublin between 2011 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	223780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Home Office. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office were responsible for deciding overseas passport applications prior to 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/02/2015 15:59:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell