Anna Soubry: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to promote freedom of religion in the middle east.
Anna Soubry: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions her Department has had on the EU's proposals for limitations on flight times; and if she will make a statement.
Anna Soubry: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department has commissioned research into the effect that the level of air passenger duty has on (a) the number of flights booked by UK holidaymakers, (b) employment and (c) economic growth.
Anna Soubry: The NHS Commissioning Board will take on its specialised commissioning functions on 1 April 2013. The board will operate one national commissioning policy that is sensitive to local needs and it is currently designing its processes.
Anna Soubry: The Department has made no assessment of community first aid responders. Community first responders (CFRs) already attend category A (immediately life-threatening) incidents, in addition to an ambulance or rapid response vehicle, if this is deemed by the ambulance service to be the most appropriate response. They often attend incidents in rural areas or those that are difficult for ambulances...
Anna Soubry: The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005 (as amended) were replaced by the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2012 on 1 September 2012. It is our policy to enable patients to benefit wherever feasible from the professional services of both general practitioners and pharmacists. Doctors may exceptionally provide NHS dispensing services...
Anna Soubry: The majority of trusts will continue to use national terms and conditions of service, provided they remain fit for purpose.
Anna Soubry: The Department has had very limited discussions with NHS employers regarding the NHS South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium. In these discussions, employers have simply kept departmental officials up to date on local developments as a matter of courtesy. Many trusts continue to use national terms and conditions of service contained in Agenda for Change, introduced in 2004.
Anna Soubry: It is not the responsibility or role of the Department of Health to approve any NHS trusts paying to join the NHS South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium. This is a matter for individual trusts. Many trusts continue to use national terms and conditions of service contained in Agenda for Change, introduced in 2004
Anna Soubry: The Secretary of State for Health has had no discussions regarding the cost to the public purse of a NHS South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium working group. Many trusts continue to use national terms and conditions of service contained in Agenda for Change, introduced in 2004.
Anna Soubry: The Department does not have oversight of the NHS South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium's budget. Many trusts continue to use national terms and conditions of service contained in Agenda for Change, introduced in 2004.
Anna Soubry: Plans for any sale proceeds (receipts) realised from surplus primary care trust (PCT) estate after March 2013 are still to be finalised. As with all funds provided to the Department, we prioritise funding that delivers the greatest benefits to patients and the best value for money for the taxpayer. Capital receipts do not reduce the departments expenditure limits; in fact, the reverse is...
Anna Soubry: The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds a range of research relating to stillbirth causes, risk factors and prevention. The NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme is currently funding a £6 million trial of an intelligent system to support decision making in the management of labour using the cardiotocogram. The study started in 2009 and is led by University College...
Anna Soubry: This information is not centrally collected. The management of ambulance estates is a matter for individual ambulance trusts.
Anna Soubry: This information is not centrally collected. Individual ambulance trusts may keep records of accidents involving ambulances.
Anna Soubry: This information is not centrally collected. Individual ambulance trusts may keep records of any prosecutions of their staff for dangerous driving while on duty.
Anna Soubry: The Department has employed three external apprentices over the past five years. They joined the Department in February 2010 and, on 3 January 2012, they became permanent members of staff, on completion of their apprenticeships. Of the Department's current principal contractors, EMCOR (the Department's facilities management provider) had one apprentice during both 2010 and 2011 but has none...
Anna Soubry: Funding is currently allocated to primary care trusts (PCTs) on the basis of the relative needs of their populations. These revenue allocations are not broken down by service or policy area. It is for PCTs to commission services to meet the health care needs of their local populations, taking account of local and national priorities. The allocation of resources to clinical commissioning...
Anna Soubry: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has informed the Department that, from October 2011 to September 2012, 478.50 hours were spent by staff on staff forum duties. Within the same period, management time spent on staff forum duties amounted to 147.50 hours. The staff cost of the forum from October 2011 to September 2012 is £9,827.15. The management cost of the staff forum from October 2011 to...
Anna Soubry: Information on the cost of male circumcisions performed in the national health service is not available. Such information as is available is in the following table: Count of finished consultant episodes(1) with a primary or secondary procedure(2) of Circumcision (N30.3) by age from 2006-07 to 2010-11 Age at start of episode 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Less than 1...