Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria are being used by commissioners to assess the suitability of potential providers of pain- management services under Any Qualified Provider, in relation to the needs of patients with chronic pain.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress he has made on developing a quality standard on the management of pain.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his timetable is for completion of investment in the Northern rail hub.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance he plans to issue to local authorities on their responsibilities for local health improvement services in respect of people with musculoskeletal conditions, including programmes to promote physical activity.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what data on musculoskeletal services clinical commissioning groups will be required to supply to the NHS Information Centre.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) assistance and (b) support the NHS Commissioning Board will provide to clinical commissioning groups to enable them to commission high quality musculoskeletal services.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what meetings his Department has had with other Government departments to discuss the effect of proposed drug driving legislation on people using pain management; and if he will make a statement.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what discussions her Department has had with patient groups on the effects of proposed drug driving legislation on patients taking long-term pain medication; and if she will make a statement; (2) what consideration her Department has given to the effects of proposed drug driving legislation on drivers using long-term pain medication; and if...
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the extent of regional variation in the NHS provision of musculoskeletal services.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the Long Term Conditions Outcomes Strategy will (a) address the needs and expected future needs of people with musculoskeletal conditions and (b) take into account demographic changes.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will allocate funding to assist Park Lane School in Halifax to build a new sixth form centre.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) whether he plans to merge Calderdale and Kirklees councils; (2) what plans he has to re-draw the boundaries of Calderdale council.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether it is his policy that chronic pain is a long-term condition that requires the preparation of care plans.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people in the current personal health budget pilot have chronic pain as either (a) their primary condition or (b) as a consequence of the long-term condition for which they are receiving a personal health budget; (2) what steps he is taking to ensure that people with chronic pain will be able to access personal health budgets in the...
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the unit pricing of groceries.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2008, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of specialist pain clinics in the NHS.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the number of working days lost as a result of chronic pain in England in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to take into account the situation of people living with (a) chronic pain and (b) other conditions that are not physically evident in his proposals for welfare reform.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of properties in Halifax town centre are vacant; and what proportion were vacant in 2010.
Linda Riordan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the effect of academies on education equalities in Halifax.