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Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: A and E Departments (21 May 2013)

Valerie Vaz: The Select Committee on Health heard evidence today from the College of Emergency Medicine about a 50% shortfall in trainee doctors and consultants. On average, trusts—I was going to say PCTs—spend £500,000 on locums. What does the Secretary of State intend to do about that?

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Innovation: Gender (21 May 2013)

Valerie Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what plan his Department has to consider the European Commission report, She Figures 2012 on gender in research and innovation; (2) what plans his Department has to respond to the European Commission report, She Figures 2012 in respect of England.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Medicine: Education (21 May 2013)

Valerie Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many (a) male and (b) female medically qualified academic staff are employed by universities in England and the UK; (2) how many (a) male and (b) female medically qualified academic staff employed by universities in England and the UK also have an honorary contract with the NHS.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Science: Higher Education (21 May 2013)

Valerie Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what assessment his Department has made of the success of steps taken by universities to recruit and retain female staff in clinical and medical STEM subjects; (2) what steps his Department has taken to encourage UK universities to recruit and retain female staff in clinical and medical STEM subjects.

Business of the House (16 May 2013)

Valerie Vaz: May we have a debate in Government time on the reforms to legal aid and judicial review? Judges are now having to support litigants in person instead of hearing reasoned argument, which is seriously undermining the rule of law and weakening one of the checks and balances on the state. May we please have an urgent debate on that issue?

Health and Social Care (13 May 2013)

Valerie Vaz: It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Gainsborough (Mr Leigh) and to speak in the debate on the Gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament. I do not know about you, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I sense some confusion or dysfunction in the air—it started with the weather: first, we thought it was spring, and then found that it was not—which seems to have got down to the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Topical Questions (23 April 2013)

Valerie Vaz: Human rights organisations were alarmed when sanctions against Burma were lifted. Could the Foreign Secretary use this as a lever to ensure that the United Nations can establish its human rights office in Burma, and to ensure that Burma releases all political prisoners, including Aung Naing?

Business of the House (18 April 2013)

Valerie Vaz: The Leader of the House suggests that we should wait until Foreign Office questions on Tuesday to raise the issue of Burma, but that might be too late. Human Rights Watch’s report on crimes against humanity and against the Rohingya people in Burma is out on Monday and the sanctions will be discussed on Monday, so Tuesday will be too late. Will the Leader of the House urgently raise the...

Women and Equalities: Senior Business Posts (18 April 2013)

Valerie Vaz: The Secretary of State will know that the recent Cranfield report and the Davies progress report say that much more needs to be done. Does she agree with the Business Secretary, who says that there is a lack of progress and that quotas are a real possibility?

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Cancer (16 April 2013)

Valerie Vaz: As well as raising awareness of cancer, will the Minister clarify whether this new list of 28 prescribed drugs produced by the NHS Commissioning Board will increase access to the cancer drugs fund?

Written Answers — Health: Epilepsy (15 April 2013)

Valerie Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Health following the incorporation of the new Quality Standards for Epilepsy into the Clinical Commissioning Groups Outcomes Indicator Set, by what mechanisms clinical commissioning groups will be held to account against those standards.

Petition — Cemetery at Aldridge Road, Walsall (26 March 2013)

Valerie Vaz: The petition is from Residents Against Cemetery. A petition in similar terms has been signed by 943 people. The petition states: The Petition of Residents Against Cemetery, Declares that the Petitioners are against the granting of planning for a cemetery at Aldridge Road, Walsall. The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to take all possible steps to...

Department for Communities and Local Government: General Matters (26 March 2013)

Valerie Vaz: It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Colne Valley (Jason McCartney), who did not say whether he was made in Colne Valley. I apologise to Members and the Official Reporters for the speed at which I am going to speak, but it is because this Back-Bench day has been hijacked by various other issues. I want to raise two issues, one local and the other national. The first relates to a...

Royal Assent: Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust (26 March 2013)

Valerie Vaz: I thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and we welcome the continuation of this discussion at the Health Committee. One of the recommendations of Francis was for the Secretary of State to look at the overlap between the CQC and Monitor, both of which were involved and have accepted they were part of the failings. Under the new inspection regime, will the chief inspector report to...

Written Answers — Health: Epilepsy (26 March 2013)

Valerie Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if his Department will make it a priority to incorporate the epilepsy quality standards into the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set; (2) how and when the new Quality Standards for Epilepsy will be incorporated into the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcome Indicator Set.

Justice Committee Report: Youth Justice: Accountability and Transparency in the NHS (14 March 2013)

Valerie Vaz: It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stafford (Jeremy Lefroy) and to pay tribute to him for the dignified way in which he has represented his constituency during the Francis report. I begin by thanking the Backbench Business Committee for securing this important debate. The NHS in England has a budget of £108 billion and employs 1.35 million people, with just under half of...

Justice Committee Report: Youth Justice: Accountability and Transparency in the NHS (14 March 2013)

Valerie Vaz: Let us look at what is going to happen in 18 days’ time when the Health And Social Care Act 2012 comes into force. I do not want to rerun the arguments about the Act, but let us look at what is to come. Let us look at the accountability of the structures under the Act. The NHS Commissioning Board becomes the conduit for everything, including the flow of money, and all the strategic...

Justice Committee Report: Youth Justice: Accountability and Transparency in the NHS (14 March 2013)

Valerie Vaz: I cannot answer that; I am not on the Front Bench. We all agree that there is no place for gagging clauses if lessons are to be learned about patient care. I agree that the Government have made an important announcement today, but let me remind the Secretary of State that the NHS issued management directions in 1999 and 2004. I am concerned that the NHS still needs reminding about these...

Written Answers — Health: NHS: Competition (11 March 2013)

Valerie Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which Minister in his Department approved the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations (S.I., 2013, No. 257).

Business of the House (7 March 2013)

Valerie Vaz: May we have an urgent debate, or at least a statement, on the marine conservation zones? Given that £8.8 million of taxpayers’ money has been spent on consultation, and 127 such zones have been proposed, could the Leader of the House find out when all 127 of them will be designated?