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Daily Report Friday, 27 October 2017

This report shows written answers and statements provided on 27 October 2017 and the

information is correct at the time of publication (03:32 P.M., 27 October 2017). For the latest

information on written questions and answers, ministerial corrections, and written statements,

please visit: http://www.parliament.uk/writtenanswers/

CONTENTS

ANSWERS 3

TREASURY 3

Beer: Excise Duties 3

Coinage 3

European Investment Bank 3

Treasury: Scientific Advisers 4

UK Trade with EU 4

Working Tax Credit: Glasgow

East 4

COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENT 5

Building Regulations and Fire

Safety Independent Review 5

Gazumping 5

Grenfell Recovery Taskforce 5

Grenfell Tower: Fires 6

High Rise Flats 6

Housing: Solar Power 7

Leasehold 7

Letting Agents 7

Right to Buy Scheme: Housing

Associations 8

DEFENCE 8

Armed Forces: Pay 8

EDUCATION 8

Further Education: Loans 8

ICT: GCSE 9

STEM Subjects: Females 9

World War II: Genocide 10

ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND

RURAL AFFAIRS 11

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease

Control 11

Department for Environment,

Food and Rural Affairs: Trade

Agreements 11

FOREIGN AND

COMMONWEALTH OFFICE 12

Climate Change Convention 12

El Salvador: Abortion 12

Iranian Revolutionary Guard

Corps 13

Israel: West Bank 14

Saudi Arabia: Capital

Punishment 14

HEALTH 16

Community Health

Partnerships 16

Familial

Hypercholesterolaemia 16

General Practitioners: Fees

and Charges 17

Gynaecology: Accident and

Emergency Departments 17

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Health Services 18

Herceptin 19

Lipodystrophy 20

Mental Health Services 23

NHS Property and Estates

Review 23

NHS Property Services 24

NHS Shared Business

Services 24

Obesity: Children 25

Pathology: Consultants 25

Poisoning: Accident and

Emergency Departments 26

Prisons: Health Services 27

Transplant Surgery: Stem

Cells 28

JUSTICE 28

Young Offenders 28

TRANSPORT 30

High Speed 2 Railway Line 30

Midland Main Railway Line:

Electrification 30

Roads: Litter 31

WORK AND PENSIONS 31

Unemployed People: Flexible

Support Fund and Travel

Cards 31

Universal Credit: St Helens

North 32

Notes:

Questions marked thus [R] indicate that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions with identification numbers of 900000 or greater indicate that the question was originally tabled as an

oral question and has since been unstarred.

ANSWERS

TREASURY

Beer: Excise Duties

Grahame Morris: [108699]

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will freeze beer duty in Budget 2017.

Andrew Jones:

The government keeps all taxes under review at fiscal events, and we will consider

this issue carefully as part of the Autumn Budget process.

Coinage

Keith Vaz: [108795]

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for there being between

400 and 450 million old, round pound coins still in circulation.

Andrew Jones:

The process of repatriation of the old £1 coins is still ongoing. Coins are being

returned to banks by individuals and businesses every day. We encourage those that

still have round £1 coins to now bank or donate them to charity.

In all recoinages, a proportion of coin is not returned. We expect that the proportion of

round £1 coins removed from circulation to be in line with previous withdrawals of

high denomination coins, such as the recoinage of the 50p, which took place between

1997 and 1998.

European Investment Bank

Stephen Kinnock: [108701]

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential

effect of not being able to access European Investment Bank funds on infrastructure

investment after the UK leaves the EU.

Stephen Barclay:

The European Investment Bank (EIB), and its offshoot, the European Investment

Fund (EIF), have lent significant amounts to UK infrastructure and growth

businesses.

It may prove to be in the mutual interest of the UK and the EU to maintain an ongoing

relationship between the EIB and UK after the UK has left the EU. The government is

looking to explore these options with the EU as part of the negotiations.

Whatever the outcome of the negotiations, it is important that UK businesses have

access to the finance they need. As the Chancellor set out in his 2017 Mansion

House speech, the government will be prepared in case the UK does not maintain a

relationship with the Bank.

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-10-19/108699



Treasury: Scientific Advisers

Chi Onwurah: [108644]

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure

that its activities are informed by proactive and independent scientific advice; and if he

will make a statement.

Elizabeth Truss:

HM Treasury’s Chief Scientific Adviser works closely with the Government Office for

Science and its wider network of scientific advisers. In addition, the Second

Permanent Secretary is a member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and

Technology. The department also engages regularly with academics, Research

Councils and the National Academies to ensure that policy is informed by

independent and expert scientific advice.

UK Trade with EU

Matthew Pennycook: [108741]

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department's paper, The long-term

economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives, published on 18 April 2016, still

represents his Department's best assessment of the long-term economic impact of some

of the potential trading models available to the UK after the UK leaves the EU.

Stephen Barclay:

Government has undertaken a significant amount of work to assess the economic

impacts of leaving the EU. This is part of our continued programme of rigorous and

extensive analytical work on a range of scenarios on a sector by sector basis.

The Prime Minister has made clear however that the UK aims to agree an ambitious

and comprehensive economic partnership with the EU that is of far greater scope and

ambition than any existing free trade agreement.

Working Tax Credit: Glasgow East

David Linden: [108655]

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of

people in Glasgow East constituency who are eligible for but do not claim working tax

credit payments.


To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of

people in Glasgow East constituency who are eligible for but do not claim child tax credit

payments.

Elizabeth Truss:

The information for Glasgow East is not readily available and could be provided only

at disproportionate cost.





HMRC published Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit

(WTC) take up rates 2014 to 2015 on 14 th December 2016. This publication is

available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-benefit-child-tax-credit-

ctc-and-working-tax-credit-wtc-take-up-rates-2014-to-2015

Table 9 (page 21) provides information on the CTC take up by region, but not

parliamentary constituency. This table includes estimates of the number of entitled

non-recipients, and are given as central estimates with upper and lower bounds.

There is no equivalent table for WTC.

COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Building Regulations and Fire Safety Independent Review

Andrew Gwynne: [106671]

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects

the independent review on building regulations and fire safety to publish guidance.

Alok Sharma:

It is expected that the review will present an interim report to the Communities

Secretary and the Home Secretary before the end of the year, and a final report no

later than Spring 2018. The Government will consider and respond to Dame Judith

Hackitt’s recommendations.

Gazumping

Neil Parish: [108748]

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans

to take steps to mitigate the adverse effects of the practice of gazumping in the housing

market.

Alok Sharma:

On 22 October my Department launched a Call for Evidence on the home buying and

selling process. We have asked how we should best tackle gazumping, and will

develop plans in the light of this feedback.

Grenfell Recovery Taskforce


To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the scope is

of the Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce initial report that is planned for

completion by the end of October 2017.

Alok Sharma:

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government appointed the

independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce on 26 July 2017 to support and challenge

the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea as they develop and implement a

long-term recovery plan following the Grenfell Tower fire, and to assure him of

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progress. He asked the Taskforce to provide an initial report by the end of October. It

will include the Taskforce's findings on how the Council is developing and delivering

its recovery plan, how it is engaging with the community, its progress in addressing

the immediate housing needs arising from the fire and improving housing

management, and whether the right leadership and governance arrangements are in

place across the Council.

Grenfell Tower: Fires


To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the

Answer of 21 September 2017 to Question 9597, what core materials were found within

the 554 samples of aluminium composite material cladding that were tested.


To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the

Answer of 14 September 2017 to Question 7185, on high rise flats: fire prevention, if he

will publish the results of those tests.

Alok Sharma:

The latest complete information on the testing of Aluminium Composite Material

cladding samples is contained in the summary advice published on 5 September

(available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-

programme-update-and-consolidated-advice-for-building-owners-following-large-

scale-testing), which sets out the results of screening tests and the seven large-scale

system tests conducted over the summer. It includes the numbers of buildings tested,

broken down by filler material and type of insulation used.

The detailed test results from each of the seven large-scale system tests conducted

at the Building Research Establishment are available on the Building Safety

Programme webpage at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme

High Rise Flats

John Healey: [107753]

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he

has made of the number of (a) high-rise residential buildings over 30 metres in England

and (b) flats in those buildings.

Alok Sharma:

[Holding answer 19 October 2017]: The Building Safety Programme is in the process

of identifying the residential buildings over 18 metres with Aluminium Composite

Material cladding. The 18 metres threshold in Approved Document B is the height

above which the components of an external wall system should be of limited

combustibility. This threshold was chosen because this represents the height at

which a fire on an external wall could be tackled from outside the building by the fire

service using standard equipment.



https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme


The latest figures on identified residential buildings over 18 metres are published on

the Building Safety Programme webpage at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-

safety-programme.

Housing: Solar Power

Mr Gary Streeter: [106770]

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take

steps to ensure that solar panels form part of the infrastructure for all new buildings.

Alok Sharma:

Regulations and planning reforms encourage the use of renewables without

mandating any particular technology. Mandating a particular renewable technology,

such as solar panels, may not be appropriate for all building types in all areas.

Building regulations are deliberately couched in performance terms, allowing builders,

local councils and architects the flexibility to select from a range of renewable energy

technologies to suit the potentially unique circumstances of a particular development.

Leasehold

Steve McCabe: [107082]

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has

taken to ensure that ground rent rates associated with new build properties designated

for low-cost housing and sold on a leasehold basis are proportionate.

Alok Sharma:

The Government’s consultation, Tackling Unfair Practices in the Leasehold Market,

considered a number of issues within the leasehold sector including the sale of new

built leasehold houses, and onerous ground rents. The consultation also sought

views on what further areas of leasehold reform should be prioritised and why.

The public consultation, which closed on 19 September, received around 6,000

replies. We are carefully analysing the responses, and will issue the Government

response shortly.

Letting Agents

John Healey: [108616]

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to

his Department's report, Protecting consumers in the letting and managing agent market:

call for evidence, published in October 2017, if he will place a copy of any impact

assessment conducted on the proposals in the call for evidence in the Library.

Alok Sharma:

An impact assessment will be provided in due course and a copy will be placed in the

Library of the House.






Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations

Jeremy Lefroy: [108167]

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the

Government's policy is on implementing a right to buy scheme for tenants of housing

association properties in England.

Alok Sharma:

[Holding answer 20 October 2017]: I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to

Question UIN 3273 on 10 July 2017.

DEFENCE

Armed Forces: Pay

Stephen Kinnock: [108710]

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on lifting the public sector

pay cap for members of the armed forces.

Mark Lancaster:

The Secretary of State for Defence has not had any discussions with the Secretary of

State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on lifting the public sector pay cap

for members of the Armed Forces.

EDUCATION

Further Education: Loans

Toby Perkins: [108645]

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will assess the potential merits of

making affordable loans available to further education colleges in order to stimulate

investment in the estate of such colleges.

Anne Milton:

Further education colleges are independent and can access commercial loans and

funding from the Local Growth Fund to invest in their estates.

The Government is providing financial support to colleges undergoing restructuring

following Area Reviews. Through the Restructuring Facility there may be the

opportunity to access additional investment by creating sustainable institutions.

There are no plans to provide further loan facilities.




ICT: GCSE

Tom Watson: [108811]

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students were entered for

a GCSE in (a) Computer Science or (b) Information Technology in each of the last four

years.

Tom Watson: [108812]

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students not in receipt of

free school meals were entered for a GCSE Information Technology in each of the last

four years.

Nick Gibb:

The proportion of all pupils[1] [2], who were at the end of key stage 4, who entered for

(a) Computer Science and (b) Information Technology are attached.

The proportion of all pupils[1] [2], who were at the end of key stage 4, not eligible for

free school meals[3] and were entered for a GCSE in Information Technology are

attached.

Pupil characteristics information will be published, for the year 2016/17, in January

2018.

1. Based on pupils at the end of key stage 4, who sat an exam in GCSE (excluding

equivalents) in Computer Science or Information Technology. Pupils are identified

as being at the end of key stage 4 if they were on roll at the school and in year 11

at the time of the January school census for that year. Age is calculated as at 31

August for that year, and the majority of pupils at the end of key stage 4 were age

15 at the start of the academic year. Some pupils may complete this key stage in

an earlier or later year group.

2. On roll at a state-funded school which includes academies, free schools, city

technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-

olds (further education sector colleges were included in secondary school

performance tables from 2015) and state-funded special schools. They exclude

independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special

schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision.

3. As recorded in the school census for that year. Includes pupils not eligible for free

school meals (FSM) and for whom FSM eligibility was unclassified or could not be

determined.

Attachments:

1. Table for 108811 & 108812 [108811.108812.xlsx]

STEM Subjects: Females

Thelma Walker: [108751]

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to increase

the number of girls participating in STEM subjects after the age of 16.




Nick Gibb:

The number of girls taking science, technology, engineering and mathematics

(STEM) A Levels has increased by 20% since 2010 and we are closing the gap

between males and females in some subjects (chemistry, biology, mathematics and

computing). The Department recognises that we need to do more to increase the

number of girls participating in STEM subjects. The Department runs a number of

projects to improve participation. For example, we are funding the Stimulating

Physics Network to improve the take up of A level physics, particularly by girls. The

Department announced a new Level 3 Maths Support Programme, worth £16m over

two years, which will be required to raise the participation of girls in A level

mathematics and further mathematics, and we continue to fund support to schools to

improve the quality of teaching in mathematics, computing and science in primary

and secondary schools.

The Department is taking action to improve STEM participation throughout the

education pipeline. For example, in Higher Education we have seen applications from

women to engineering, computer science and maths degrees rise since 2013 but, we

know there is more that we can do. From the 2018/19 academic year, we are

introducing maintenance loans available for part-time undergraduate students to help

with living costs, which we anticipate will help widen participation.

We are raising awareness amongst children of the range of careers that science and

technical qualifications offer, and providing stimulating scientific activities to increase

their interest in STEM subjects. This includes the STEM Ambassadors programme, a

nationwide network of over 30,000 volunteers, 42% of whom are women, from a

range of employers, who work with schools across the UK.

World War II: Genocide

Dr Lisa Cameron: [108698]

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she of officials in her

Department have had with relevant stakeholders on improving the continuing professional

development and understanding of teachers in Holocaust education.

Nick Gibb:

Department officials have regular discussions as part of programme monitoring

arrangements, with University College London’s Centre for Holocaust Education

(CfHE), which receives funding to provide Continuing Professional Development

(CPD) for 1100 teachers in England each year. This programme is jointly funded with

the Pears Foundation, and my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State is meeting Sir

Trevor Pears on 2 November.

In addition to CPD events, the CfHE produces teaching resources and lesson plans

which are continually reviewed, improved and expanded. The Beacon Schools

element of the programme develops hubs which serve a network of local schools,

advocate to other schools for better Holocaust education, develop and share


improved schemes of work, and will partner with the CfHE to improve teaching

standards.

The Department also funds the ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ programme for pupils and

teachers. Officials have regular meetings with the Holocaust Education Trust who run

this. The Lessons from Auschwitz Project aims to increase knowledge and

understanding of the Holocaust for young people and to clearly highlight what can

happen if prejudice and racism become acceptable.

ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

Dr David Drew: [107782]

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has

to examine the effectiveness of the Phage and PCR tests for the testing of cattle for

bovine TB.

George Eustice:

Defra has provided financial and other support for research on a number of candidate

diagnostic tests for M. bovis, the causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle, and

continues to do so.

Neither the Phage nor PCR tests are currently validated to OIE (World Organisation

for Animal Health) level for use in diagnosing TB in bovine species. If and when the

manufacturers validate their tests we would consider their official use in TB control.

In exceptional circumstances, non-validated tests may be carried out on bovine

species under strict criteria with the approval of the Secretary of State. This allows

diagnostic companies to undertake the work required to validate the test.

The PCR test used in this instance is the same as that previously used to detect M.

bovis in badger faeces and a comprehensive assessment of the PCR test (Defra

study SE3289) indicated that this PCR test was not suitable for use in TB surveillance

activities in wildlife. Until the PCR test is validated for use in cattle it is difficult to

determine the percentages of truly TB-infected and TB-free animals that are correctly

identified by this method.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Trade Agreements

Kirsty Blackman: [107341]

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials

employed in his Department in June 2016 had substantial experience of international

trade negotiation.



Kirsty Blackman: [107361]

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials

employed in his Department as of 12 October 2017 have substantial experience of

international trade negotiations.

George Eustice:

The specific information requested is not collated centrally and could only be

provided at disproportionate cost.

Many of the people employed in Defra’s EU and International Trade directorate and

in the Great British Food Unit have knowledge and experience of international

negotiations, including on securing access to markets. In the last two years we have

opened or improved terms for over 200 new markets. Successes include Beef to the

Philippines, Lamb to Kuwait and strengthened collaboration frameworks with China

and Japan.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

Climate Change Convention

Thelma Walker: [108744]

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his

Department has recently taken to support the implementation of the Paris Agreement on

climate change.

Mark Field:

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office supports international implementation of the

Paris Agreement through our ministers, diplomatic network and the Foreign

Secretary’s Climate Change Envoy. This includes pressing for continued political

commitment, providing advice and assistance to other countries in meeting their

Nationally Determined Contributions, and promoting UK best practice. Building on the

Government’s climate policy framework, the Clean Growth Strategy has given us a

further set of policies to action and influence others.

El Salvador: Abortion

Fiona Bruce: [108780]

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidance his

Department provides to his officials in El Salvador when discussing the Government's

policies on abortion with representatives of that country's Government.

Sir Alan Duncan:

The UK Government’s policy on abortion, as enshrined in UK law, is a matter of

public record. We deplore and condemn the Government of El Salvador’s treatment

of women who have miscarried. These views are regularly expressed at

Ambassadorial and Ministerial level.




Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps

Dr Matthew Offord: [108646]

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his

Department has received on the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in

recruiting Afghan refugees and child soldiers to fight in Syria and Iraq.

Alistair Burt:

We are aware of reports of Afghan refugees and child soldiers being recruited for

deployment in the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, but the detail is difficult to verify given

the environment on the ground. The UK is committed to ending the recruitment and

use of child soldiers and protecting children affected by armed conflict.


To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment

his Department has made of the extent of control exercised by the Islamic Revolutionary

Guard Corps over key elements of Iran's economy.

Alistair Burt:

Whilst it is clear that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has direct and indirect

links with many parts of the Iranian economy, assessing beneficial ownership is

complex as management structures are often deliberately opaque. We are pressing

Iran to undertake economic reforms, including to address this lack of transparency.


To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government

will take steps to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist

organisation.

Alistair Burt:

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is already subject to EU sanctions in

its entirety and a large number of individuals and entities are designated because of

their support for, or links to, the IRGC. Listings fall under the EU's proliferation and

human rights sanctions regimes relating to Iran, as well as under the EU Syria

sanctions regime.


To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent

assessment his Department has made of the extent and effectiveness of the Islamic

Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Middle East.

Alistair Burt:

Iran is known to be involved in multiple regional conflicts, including through deploying

the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and associated entities such as the

IRGC Qods Force. The Government is clear that Iran should cease disruptive

involvement in regional conflicts, and should instead look to play a constructive role.





Israel: West Bank

Julie Elliott: [108778]

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions

he has had with his Israeli counterparts on compensation for the demolition of UK-funded

Palestinian structures in Area C of the West Bank.

Alistair Burt:

The UK has not directly funded any structures in recent years that have been

demolished by the Israeli Government. We are keeping the case for compensation

under review. The UK is focused on preventing demolitions from happening through

our funding to the Norwegian Refugee Council legal aid programme which helps

residents challenge decisions in the Israeli legal system.

Julie Elliott: [108779]

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his

Department has made of the number of Palestinian structures demolished by Israel in

Area C of the West Bank that have received funding from the (a) UK, (b) EU and (c) UN.

Alistair Burt:

The UK has not directly funded any structures in recent years that have been

demolished by the Israeli Government.

According to the EU, 155 Palestinian structures, including 67 in Area C, were

demolished or seized in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) over the period 1

March to 31 August 2017.

39 structures funded by the EU or its member states were demolished or seized

throughout the West Bank in the same period. A further 34 EU funded structures

were demolished in January and February. We have no numbers for how many UN

funded structures have been demolished or seized in the same period of time.

Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment


To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the

Answer of 18 October 2017 to Question 107296, on Saudi Arabia: capital punishment, of

how many cases reported in the media his Department is aware.

Alistair Burt:

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is aware of a number of human rights cases,

including people facing the death penalty, in Saudi Arabia. In death penalty cases, we

do all we can to ascertain the facts. We continue to monitor cases closely and raise

them with the Saudi authorities at every possible opportunity. I raised our human

rights concerns with Saudi authorities during my visit to Riyadh on 15 October. We

receive a number of representations on these issues from a variety of human rights

NGOs, and we do not shy away from raising human rights concerns and believe we

will be more successful in effecting change by discussing cases privately with Saudi




Arabia than through public criticism. Saudi Arabia remains a Foreign and

Commonwealth Office human rights priority country.



Answer of 18 October 2017 to Question 107296, on Saudi Arabia: capital punishment,

what assessment he has made of the factual basis for those media reports; and if he will

make a statement.

Alistair Burt:


including people facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia. In death penalty cases , we


them with the Saudi authorities at every possible opportunity. Most recently I raised

our human rights concerns with Saudi authorities during my visit to Riyadh on 15

October. We receive a number of representations on these issues from a variety of

human rights NGOs, and we do not shy away from raising human rights concerns

and believe we will be more successful in effecting change by discussing cases

privately with Saudi Arabia than through public criticism. Saudi Arabia remains a

Foreign & Commonwealth Office human rights priority country.




what representations his Department has received from third parties and non-

governmental organisations on such cases.

Alistair Burt:









Arabia than through public criticism. Saudi Arabia remains a Foreign &





what recent representations he has made to his Saudi counterpart on the alleged use of

torture to extract confessions.




Alistair Burt:









Arabia than through public criticism. Saudi Arabia remains a Foreign &


HEALTH

Community Health Partnerships

Karin Smyth: [108642]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of the

external auditors' reports of community health partnerships for each of the last three

financial years.


To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Community

Health Partnerships on that organisation's decision not to use the National Audit Office as

auditors.

Mr Philip Dunne:

The external auditors reports are included in Community Health Partnerships’ (CHP)

annual accounts and these are a publicly available document held by Companies

House and published on the CHP website at:

http://www.communityhealthpartnerships.co.uk/publication-scheme

The company followed a procurement process in line with its procurement policy by

way of competitive tender in which the National Audit Office (NAO) participated but

were unsuccessful. Although the NAO is responsible for auditing the financial

statements of all central government departments, agencies and other public sector

bodies, as a limited company CHP may appoint its own independent auditors.

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

Julia Lopez: [108685]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he has made an assessment of the adequacy

of the referral pathway for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.

Steve Brine:

Work is ongoing to help develop pathways of care for patients once a positive

diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is made.



http://www.communityhealthpartnerships.co.uk/publication-scheme


Public Health England is working with NHS England, the National Institute for Health

and Care Excellence, HEART UK and the British Heart Foundation on the

development of an implementation guide; expected to be published shortly. The

guide is for commissioners and local health economies, and aims to help facilitate the

development of local FH services, supporting better identification and management of

people and families affected by FH, across England.

NHS England and Genomics England are working to reconfigure genetic services in

England and this should help ensure that genetic testing is more widely available.

General Practitioners: Fees and Charges


To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2017

to Question 9467, what assessment his Department has made of the risks involved in

increasing the level of overdue practice service charges.

Mr Philip Dunne:

The level of overdue practice service charges is currently being considered by a joint

working party comprising NHS England, NHS Property Services and Community

Health Partnerships.

Gynaecology: Accident and Emergency Departments

Mr George Howarth: [108709]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were admitted via accident

and emergency departments with a primary diagnosis of a gynaecological condition in

each month of financial year (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e)

2014-15, (f) 2015-16 and (g) 2016-17.

Mr Philip Dunne:

A count of unplanned accident and emergency (A&E) attendances1 resulting in an

admission2 and a primary diagnosis of gynaecological conditions3, for the financial

years between 2010-11 and 2016-174 is provided in the table below. This is a count

of hospital attendances resulting in admissions, not individual patients as the same

person may have been admitted into a National Health Service hospital on more than

one occasion.

MONTH YEAR

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

April 3,009 3,146 3,529 3,379 3,961 3,726 3,851

May 3,102 3,581 3,517 3,591 4,115 3,960 3,985

June 3,052 3,321 3,480 3,442 3,818 4,127 3,982

July 3,099 3,366 3,500 3,663 3,880 4,161 4,036



MONTH YEAR

August

2010-11

2,988

2011-12

3,305

2012-13

3,545

2013-14

3,678

2014-15

3,848

2015-16

4,214

2016-17

4,006

September 2,851 3,460 3,128 3,422 3,910 4,071 4,181

October 2,853 3,566 3,563 3,813 4,010 4,076 4,067

November 2,890 3,447 3,383 3,658 3,889 4,150 3,676

December 2,479 3,380 3,296 3,847 3,517 3,813 3,736

January 2,884 3,618 3,626 4,362 3,646 4,070 3,900

February 2,690 3,227 3,337 3,837 3,197 3,750 3,583

March 3,135 3,557 3,594 4,186 3,534 3,997 4,008

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

Notes:

1 The following attendance category codes identify unplanned A&E attendances:

1 = First A&E attendance

3 = Follow-up A&E attendance - unplanned

9 = Not known

2 Attendance disposal 01 = Admitted to hospital bed / become a lodged patient of the

same health care provider.

3 The recording of the diagnosis field within the A&E data set is not mandatory. It is

not known to what extent changes over time are as a result of improvements in

recording practice.

29 = Gynaecological conditions

4 HES figures are available from 2007-08 onwards. Changes to the figures over time

need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage

and changes in NHS practice. For example, changes in activity may be due to

changes in the provision of care. Note that HES include activity ending in the year in

question and run from April to March, e.g. 2012-13 includes activity occurring

between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013.

Health Services

Rachael Maskell: [108684]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support the NHS provides to partners of

patients who receive a diagnosis.


Jackie Doyle-Price:

Clinical commissioning groups are responsible for commissioning services for those

individuals who require non-specialised psychological support, including those who

may need help as a result of a family illness. Referrals to such services are often

made by a person’s general practitioner.

Crispin Blunt: [108824]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2017

to Question 8617, whether policy proposals that have not yet been endorsed by a clinical

reference group will be eligible for consideration at NHS England's Clinical Priorities

Advisory Group meeting in May 2018.

Steve Brine:

In order to be eligible to be considered by the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group,

policy propositions first need to be endorsed by a Clinical Reference Group, and go

through the ‘Clinical Build’ and Impact Analysis phases.

All proposals that have been considered and approved by the relevant Policy

Working Group, following the period of public consultation, will go forward to the

relative prioritisation event. If the new proposal has not completed these steps and/or

is not fully signed off as complete by the Policy Working Group they will not be ready

to go in to the prioritisation process.

NHS England publishes details of the clinical commissioning policies being

developed and/or revised. Further details on NHS England’s service development

process and prioritisation process are available on NHS England’s website.

Herceptin

Vicky Foxcroft: [108745]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for the introduction of

herceptin on the NHS as a treatment for (a) rare forms of cancer and (b) lacrimal gland

carcinoma.

Steve Brine:

Herceptin is currently licensed for use in the United Kingdom as a treatment for

specific types of breast and gastric cancer, and has been recommended by the

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in technology appraisal

guidance for use in patients meeting specific clinical criteria. Herceptin is routinely

available to eligible National Health Service patients in line with NICE’s

recommendations.

Herceptin is not currently licensed for other rare forms of cancer, including lacrimal

gland carcinoma, and has therefore not been subject to NICE appraisal for these

indications.



Lipodystrophy

Nic Dakin: [108754]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated prevalence is of (a)

generalised and (b) partial lipodystrophy in England.

Steve Brine:

The prevalence of lipodystrophy varies from approximately 0.05 to 1 person per

100,000 of the population depending on the subtype. Applying the prevalence rates

to the population of England suggests there could be approximately 712 people with

lipodystrophy in England (82 people with generalised lipodystrophy and 630 people

with partial lipodystrophy). However, we are unable to give a certain answer because

NHS Digital’s Hospital Episode Statistics system does not hold information relating to

prevalence.

Nic Dakin: [108755]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total number was of patients diagnosed

with (a) generalised and (b) partial lipodystrophy in each of the last five years for which

figures are available.

Steve Brine:

NHS Digital’s Hospital Episode Statistics system has a record of 461 finished

admission episodes for patients with a primary diagnosis of lipodystrophy for the

years 2012-13 to 2016-17 (86 in 2013/13, 97 in 2013/14, 102 in 2014/15, 93 in

2015/16, and 83 in 2016/17).

Nic Dakin: [108756]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines are used by NHS services for

the diagnosis, referral and treatment of patients with (a) metabolic disorders and (d)

generalised or partial lipodystrophy.

Steve Brine:

Numerous gudielines are used by National Health Service services for the diagnosis,

referral and treatment of patients with metabolic disorders. These can be found at the

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) website:

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/diabetes-and-other-

endocrinal--nutritional-and-metabolic-conditions

There are no current NICE guidelines specific to generalised or partial lipodystrophy.

NICE is currently developing guidance on the use of metreleptin for the treatment of

lipodystrophy through its highly specialised technology evaluation programme. NICE

currently expects to issue final guidance in September 2018.

There is also a consensus statement entitled ‘The Diagnosis and Management of

Lipodystrophy Syndromes: A Multi-Society Practice Guideline’ published in 2016 by




https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/diabetes-and-other-endocrinal--nutritional-and-metabolic-conditions

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/diabetes-and-other-endocrinal--nutritional-and-metabolic-conditions

Brown et al. which includes the team from the Severe Insulin Resistance service at

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:

https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/101/12/4500/2764979/The-Diagnosis-and-

Management-of-Lipodystrophy

Nic Dakin: [108757]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data is collected by the NHS on the

identification and management of patients with (a) metabolic disorders and (b)

generalised or partial lipodystrophy.

Steve Brine:

There are some of disease specific registries that can be used to identify metabolic

disorders. These include diabetes. These registries can be used by the relevant

commissioning body to inform development of policies and services.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust produces an Annual report for

the Severe Insulin Resistance service (the specialist metabolic medicine centre for

lipodystrophy). This collects data on patients referred and treated and followed up

within the service.

Nic Dakin: [108758]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what specialist treatment centres are available

in England for the management and treatment of generalised and partial lipodystrophy;

and what referral procedures are in place for patients who live far away from such

specialist treatment centres.

Steve Brine:

Based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, The National Severe Insulin

Resistance Service provides a multidisciplinary National Health Service service for

patients with severe insulin resistance and / or lipodystrophy from across England.

The service supports both adult and paediatric patients.

Patients who meet the relevant criteria can be referred to the service by their treating

clinician. Information for referring clinicians, including details of the referral criteria,

can be found here:

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/printpdf/pdf-page/3546

The Service is happy to accept referrals or to discuss any patients whom it is felt

have severe insulin resistance and/or lipodystrophy. It can provide diagnostic (both

genetic and biochemical) support in addition to access to funded treatment options

including GLP1agonists, U500 insulin, leptin and IGF-I in some patients. The Service

also provide specialist dietetic input and diabetes nursing input. Ongoing care is

usually shared closely with the referring clinician.

Nic Dakin: [108759]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training is given to healthcare

professionals on the identification, treatment and management of patients with (a) lipid

disorders and (b) generalised and partial lipodystrophy.

https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/101/12/4500/2764979/The-Diagnosis-and-Management-of-Lipodystrophy

https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/101/12/4500/2764979/The-Diagnosis-and-Management-of-Lipodystrophy



https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/printpdf/pdf-page/3546


Steve Brine:

Lipid disorders are usually included as part of Diabetes and Endocrinology training,

Metabolic Medicine training, and often as part of Chemical Pathology training.

Lipodystrophy is a highly specialised area of metabolic medicine, although some

training may be included on certain rotations across the country for trainees within

Diabetes and Endocrinology training, Metabolic Medicine training, or as part of

Chemical Pathology training.

Nic Dakin: [108760]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what treatments are approved for use by the

NHS for patients diagnosed with generalised and partial lipodystrophy.

Steve Brine:

Beyond standard management of diabetes and cardiovascular risk, no specific

treatments are approved. However, Leptin is supplied from the Cambridge Severe

Insulin Resistance service on a named patient basis, funded through a research trial.

NHS England is developing a policy to consider the use of metreleptin for patients

with lipodystrophy during 2017/18. The National Institute for Health and Care

Excellence (NICE) is currently developing guidance on the use of metreleptin for the

treatment of lipodystrophy through its highly specialised technology evaluation

programme. NICE currently expects to issue final guidance in September 2018.

Nic Dakin: [108761]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are commissioned (a) centrally

and (b) locally for the management and treatment of patients diagnosed with generalised

or partial lipodystrophy.

Steve Brine:

In 2012, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was commissioned

as a single Highly Specialised Service for Severe Insulin Resistance service which

can assess and treat patients with generalised or partial lipodystrophy from all across

England.

This is a very rare condition so the national service provides education and advice to

services where patients are being treated.

Nic Dakin: [108762]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what patient information and support is available

for patients diagnosed with generalised or partial lipodystrophy.

Steve Brine:

The national Severe Insulin Resistance service at Cambridge University Hospitals

NHS Foundation Trust has produced patient information sheets which can be found

here:

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/publications/Lipodystrophy_v4.pdf




https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/publications/Lipodystrophy_v4.pdf

Nic Dakin: [108763]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support is available to patients diagnosed

with generalised or partial lipodystrophy who live far away from specialised treatment

centres.

Steve Brine:

Lipodystrophy is a very rare metabolic condition so the national Severe Insulin

Resistance service provides education and advice to services where patients are

being treated locally.

Mental Health Services

Melanie Onn: [108753]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on delivering the

Five Year Forward View for Mental Health recommendation on building the evidence

base for specialist housing support for vulnerable people with mental health problems.

Jackie Doyle-Price:

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ106931 on 16 October 2017.

NHS Property and Estates Review


To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Sir Robert

Naylor about implementing the recommendations in his review of NHS Estates.


To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to implement the

recommendations of Sir Robert Naylor's review of NHS Estates on the future of

Community Health Partnerships and NHS Property Services Limited.


To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 22 March 2017

to Question 67994, on NHS Property Services: Community Health Partnerships, if he will

publish the business case for the proposed new NHS property organisation.


To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 22 March 2017

to Question 67994, on NHS Property Services: Community Health Partnerships. what

recent progress has been made in developing plans to establish a new NHS property

organisation.


To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2017 to

Question 4639, on NHS Property Services, what recent progress has been made in

consideration of the recommendations of Sir Robert Naylor's review of the NHS Estate.








Mr Philip Dunne:

NHS Property and Estates: why the estate matters for patients (the Naylor Review) is

an independent report prepared for the Department and published on 31 March 2017.

The report is available on the Department’s website at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-property-and-estates-naylor-review.

The Government is giving careful consideration to the Review’s recommendations,

including options for the establishment of a new NHS Property Board, and will

respond in due course.

NHS Property Services


To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has given permission to relocate the

main premises of NHS Property Services in London.

Mr Philip Dunne:

This was an operational matter for the company and followed a full value-for-money

options appraisal. Approval was given by the Department.


To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library correspondence

with NHS Property Services Limited on that company's proposals for an executive bonus

for three directors in 2016-17.

Mr Philip Dunne:

The Company’s proposals on Directors’ remuneration, including bonuses, are

presented and considered at its Remuneration Committee, which includes the

Shareholder Director, who is a Senior Civil Servant acting on behalf of the Secretary

of State. The payments that result from the Committee’s decisions on pay and

bonuses are made public in the Company’s annual report and accounts.


To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason he approved the application by

NHS Property Services Limited to extend the deadline set for the repayment of the loan

by six months to 30 September 2018.

Mr Philip Dunne:

The loan repayment term was varied to 30 September 2018 to ensure the company

had sufficient working capital for a period of at least one year following approval of

the statutory report and accounts for the 2016-17 financial year, which is in line with

best practice for companies.

NHS Shared Business Services

Jon Trickett: [108813]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2017 to

Question 105521, on NHS Shared Business Services, if he will publish the agreement

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-property-and-estates-naylor-review.





reached between NHS England and NHS Shared Business Services; and what the costs

will be for each of those organisations.

Jackie Doyle-Price:

There are no current plans to publish the written agreement between NHS England

and NHS Shared Business Services. However, as confirmed to the House of

Commons Public Accounts Committee on 16 October 2017, NHS Shared Business

Services will be responsible for meeting the entire costs relating to the incident - £6.6

million.

Obesity: Children

Keith Vaz: [108796]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the

number of children diagnosed as obese in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) the first six months

of 2017.

Steve Brine:

Data on the number of children diagnosed as obese are not collected in the format

requested.

Keith Vaz: [108797]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on the

Government's calorie reduction programme.

Steve Brine:

In August 2017 Public Health England (PHE) was commissioned by the Government

to start work on a programme to reduce calorie intakes. The programme will seek to

remove excess calories from the foods children consume the most.

PHE is currently considering the evidence for calorie reduction and will publish a

report in early 2018. This report will set out the health and economic benefits for

reducing children’s calorie intakes and the results of early discussions with the food

industry and public health organisations.

PHE will publish detailed calorie reduction guidelines for food categories later in

2018. Details of the programme can be found here:

www.gov.uk/government/news/next-stage-of-world-leading-childhood-obesity-plan-

announced

Pathology: Consultants

Justin Madders: [108794]


Question 105321, for what reason that information is not collected centrally; and if he will

make it his policy to ensure that such information is collected in future in order to inform

future workforce planning.



http://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-stage-of-world-leading-childhood-obesity-plan-announced

http://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-stage-of-world-leading-childhood-obesity-plan-announced


Mr Philip Dunne:

The information is not held centrally because of difficulties surrounding accurate

identification of the specific sub-group of cellular pathologists.

“Cellular pathology” (also known as histopathology and cytopathology) is not a single

specialty, but describes the group of pathology specialties that study changes in cells

and tissues to make a diagnosis. It includes 20 subspecialties, such as

neuropathology, dermatopathology and haematopathology.

Of these, the National Workforce Dataset, the data standards that underpin workforce

data across the National Health Service only separately identifies histopathology.

Since mid-2017, the Workforce Information Review Group, led by NHS Digital, have

been in discussion with the Royal College of Pathologists with a view to describing

the pathology workforce better in the National Workforce Dataset. It is anticipated that

changes will be considered by the Data Coordination Board in early to mid-2018, with

implementation in systems such as the Electronic Staff Record, the human resources

and payroll system used across the NHS, roughly six months after approval.

Poisoning: Accident and Emergency Departments

Mr George Howarth: [108708]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were admitted via accident

and emergency departments with a primary diagnosis of poisoning, including overdose, in

each month of financial year (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e)

2014-15, (f) 2015-16 and (g) 2016-17.

Mr Philip Dunne:

A count of unplanned accident and emergency (A&E) attendances1 resulting in an

admission2 and a primary diagnosis of poisoning (including overdose)3, for the

financial years between 2010-11 and 2016-174 is provided in the table below. This is

a count of hospital attendances resulting in admissions, not individual patients as the

same person may have been admitted into a National Health Service hospital on

more than one occasion.

MONTH YEAR

2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

April 4,888 5,020 5,183 5,466 5,937 6,160 5,870

May 5,758 5,536 5,499 6,267 6,252 6,456 6,567

June 5,285 5,514 5,544 6,485 6,213 6,537 6,477

July 5,642 5,803 5,746 6,788 6,045 6,729 6,404

August 5,140 5,685 5,568 6,293 5,933 6,485 6,080

September 5,157 5,654 5,417 5,748 5,940 5,980 5,955


MONTH YEAR

October

2010-11

5,350

2011-12

5,825

2012-13

5,634

2013-14

6,151

2014-15

5,741

2015-16

6,356

2016-17

5,811

November 5,000 5,266 5,427 5,944 5,526 6,044 5,132

December 4,056 5,314 4,934 5,692 4,459 5,320 4,783

January 4,720 5,538 5,322 6,286 5,212 5,638 5,062

February 4,534 4,939 4,989 5,742 4,927 5,404 4,949

March 5,074 5,535 5,420 6,487 5,431 5,242 5,936

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

1 The following attendance category codes identify unplanned A&E attendances:

1 = First A&E attendance

3 = Follow-up A&E attendance - unplanned

9 = Not known

2 Attendance disposal 01 = Admitted to hospital bed / become a lodged patient of the

same health care provider.

3 The recording of the diagnosis field within the A&E data set is not mandatory. It is

not known to what extent changes over time are as a result of improvements in

recording practice.

14 = Poisoning (including overdose)

4 HES figures are available from 2007-08 onwards. Changes to the figures over time

need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage

and changes in NHS practice. For example, changes in activity may be due to

changes in the provision of care. Note that HES include activity ending in the year in

question and run from April to March, e.g. 2012-13 includes activity occurring

between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013.

Prisons: Health Services

Justin Madders: [108793]


Question 106453, what the timetable is for the report on prison health staff to be

published.


Jackie Doyle-Price:

The NHS England commissioned report looking at the workforce, market

management and recruitment and retention in the adult prison and immigration

removal centre estate in England will be published in the new year.

Transplant Surgery: Stem Cells

Steve McCabe: [108782]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability

of NHS post-stem cell transplant services for blood cancer patients.

Jackie Doyle-Price:

Blood and marrow transplantation is divided into distinct phases of treatment. NHS

England is responsible for funding the transplant related care which takes place 30

days before transplant and continues until 100 days post-transplant and includes

critical care related to the transplant episode.

The care needs of patients post-transplant will often continue beyond 100 days,

particularly for recipients of allogenic transplants which involve the stem cells of

another donor which can increase the chance of complications.

Under most circumstances commissioning responsibility will usually switch from NHS

England to the clinical commissioning groups as outlined in the Manual for Prescribed

Specialised Services.

The impact of cancer continues beyond the initial treatment. Patients may experience

physical, financial, social and psychological issues. 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.

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.

JUSTICE

Young Offenders

Toby Perkins: [108650]

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young offenders aged 10 to

14 (a) was sent to a young offender institute and (b) received rehabilitative programmes

in each year from 2010 to present.



Dr Phillip Lee:

Young people aged 10 to 14 year olds who are sentenced to custody by virtue of their

age are not placed in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs), YOIs accommodate only

young males who are aged 15-17 years old. Young male or females aged 10 to 14

years old sentenced to custody will either be placed in a Secure Children’s Home

(SCH) or a Secure Training Centre (STC).

The table below shows the number of occasions young people were sentenced to a

Youth Rehabilitation Order as a proportion of total cautions and convictions given to

young people aged 10 to 14 from the year ending March 2010 to the year ending

March 2016.

Table 1

YEAR ENDING MARCH

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

b) Youth

Rehabilitation

Order

12% 13% 13% 16% 11% 11% 13%

Table 2 below shows (a) number of occasions young people aged 10 to 14 were sent

to custody as a proportion of total cautions and convictions given to young people

aged 10 to 14 and (b) number of occasions young people were sentenced to a Youth

Rehabilitation Order as a proportion of total cautions and convictions given to young

people aged 10 to 14 from the year ending March 2010 to the year ending March

2016

Table 2

YEAR ENDING MARCH

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

a) Sentenced

to custody

(SCH or

STC)

1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2%

b) Sentenced

to Youth

Rehabilitation

Order

12% 13% 13% 16% 11% 11% 13%

Please note:

Young people aged 10 to 14 cannot be placed in Young Offender Institutions if

sentenced to custody and are instead placed in Secure Children's Homes (10 - 14

year olds) or Secure Training Centres (12 - 14 year olds), therefore the proportion of

occasions young offenders aged 10 to 14 sent to a Young Offender Institution is 0%.

The data has been sourced from the Youth Justice Board’s JMIS database using

case level data from Youth Offending Teams.

These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any

large scale recording system are subject to possible errors with data entry and

processing and can be subject to change over time.

TRANSPORT

High Speed 2 Railway Line

Jo Platt: [108675]

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the criteria for the allocation

of funding on infrastructure for Northern and Midland High Speed 2.

Paul Maynard:

The 2015 Spending Review reconfirmed the Government’s commitment to the

programme providing a long-term funding envelope of £55.7bn in 2015 prices. Of this

£28.55bn was allocated to Phase Two. This allocation includes funding for

infrastructure for the Northern and Midlands sections of High Speed 2. The funding

has been allocated in order to deliver the benefits, including those for the North and

Midlands, as set out in the Strategic, Economic and Financial cases for Phase Two,

most recently published in July 2017.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/high-speed-rail-west-midlands-to-crewe-

bill

Midland Main Railway Line: Electrification

Paul Blomfield: [108734]

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the

environmental effect of scrapping the electrification of the Midland Mainline.

Paul Maynard:

Passengers expect high quality rail services and we are committed to electrification

where it delivers passenger benefits and value for money for the taxpayer, but we will

also take advantage of state of the art new technology to improve journeys.

In line with the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) processes for appraising transport

investments, an economic appraisal including the environmental impacts has been

carried out, using the DfT’s Transport Analysis Guidance and incorporating DEFRA

guidance on transport related environmental impacts.


https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/high-speed-rail-west-midlands-to-crewe-bill

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/high-speed-rail-west-midlands-to-crewe-bill


Using this methodology, environmental benefits (including noise, local air quality, and

greenhouse gasses) are assessed over a 60 year appraisal period.CO2 emissions

per passenger kilometre on Great Britain’s railways are now at a record low and have

fallen by nearly 29% since 2005/06. We expect the new bi-mode trains to deliver a

better environmental performance than the existing diesel trains on the Midland

Mainline and therefore contribute to further improving this record.

Roads: Litter


To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to introduce a key

performance indicator for litter in the Road Investment Strategy.

Jesse Norman:

We are in the process of developing the second Road Investment Strategy with

Highways England.

WORK AND PENSIONS

Unemployed People: Flexible Support Fund and Travel Cards

Lesley Laird: [108807]

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseekers who have

been claiming universal credit or jobseeker's allowance for more than 13 weeks in (a)

Scotland and (b) the UK have applied for (i) a jobcentre plus travel discount card and (ii)

the Flexible Support Fund.

Lesley Laird: [108808]

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseekers who have

been claiming universal credit or jobseeker's allowance for more than 13 weeks in (a)

Scotland and (b) the UK have who have applied for (i) a jobcentre plus travel discount

card and (ii) the Flexible Support Fund, have had their application rejected.

Damian Hinds:

The questions above have been split in order that we can provide specifics where

possible:

Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card :

Jobcentre Plus does not collate data on the number of jobseekers who have applied

for the Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card –this information could only be obtained

through scrutiny of individual jobseeker records– or the number of rejected

applications. However usage of the scheme can be monitored via a monthly stock

level report. For the period 30 September 2016 to 29 September 2017 a total of

16,185 cards have been replenished in Jobcentre sites nationally. Of those 907 were

for Scotland (6%) Over the 12 months period, the currently weekly usage average is

calculated at 286 nationally. These figures represent stock ordering, and as such do

not automatically equate to the number of cards issued.




Flexible Support Fund: Use of FSF provision is at the discretion of work coaches

who can use the provision for removing a range of barriers to employment and/or

moving jobseekers closer to employment. As jobseekers do not apply directly for FSF

there is no rejection, therefore this information is not readily available.

There would be a disproportionate cost in undertaking this activity.

Universal Credit: St Helens North

Conor McGinn: [108801]

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the

(a) number of families in receipt of universal credit in St Helens North from April 2018 and

(b) proportion who will receive their full payment within six weeks of universal credit

rollout.

Damian Hinds:

A) The information is not currently available as it will be new claims only.

B) The data published on 15 September 2017 shows that, nationally, 81% of new full

service claims received their first payment in full and on time. The published data can

be found here. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-payment-

timeliness-january-to-june-2017


https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-payment-timeliness-january-to-june-2017

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-payment-timeliness-january-to-june-2017

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