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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated by his Department to cancer prevention in each of the last three years; and how much was spent in each year. - Inc no figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

413 c1364W;413 c1360W; 136731

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of patients use (a) animal and (b) GM-produced human insulin; what assessment has been made of the (i) likely changes in those figures over the next ten years and (ii) continuing availability of animal insulin; and if...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

17 November 2003

For answer on

20 November 2003

Answered on

20 November 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of patients use (a) animal and (b) GM-produced human insulin; what assessment has been made of the (i) likely changes in those figures over the next 10 years and (ii) continuing availability of animal insulin; and if he will make a statement. [139904] Ms Rosie Winterton: Data on the number of people using animal and genetically modified produced human insulins are not collected and there has been no assessment or forecast made of the numbers of people likely to be using these insulins in the future. The table shows the number of prescription items that were dispensed in the community in England, and their cost, in the 12 months ended June 2003. Number of prescription items and net ingredient cost of insulins that were dispensed in the community in England for the 12 months ending June 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of prescription items (thousand) Net ingredient cost (£000) Highly purified animal insulin 128.1 4,217.2 Human sequence (GM insulin) 3,522.0 150,528.8 All insulins 3,650.0 154,746.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. The data is from the Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) system which covers all prescription items that are dispensed in the community in England. This does not include drugs dispensed in hospitals or private prescriptions. 2. Insulins are those defined in the British National Formulary (BNF) paragraph 6.1.1, "Insulins". Insulin drugs have been grouped into highly purified animal and human sequence (GM) insulin in line with the British National Formulary (BNF). 3. Doctors write prescriptions on a prescription form. Each single item written on the form is counted as a prescription item. The net ingredient cost refers to the cost (which the dispenser is reimbursed) of the drug before discounts and does not include any dispensing costs or fees.

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

139904; 413 c1390W;413 c1386W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken to ensure that recommended daily amounts for nutrients are carried on food labels.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

139481; 413 c1112W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress is being made towards reducing the train journey time between London and Manchester; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

134556; 413 c930W;413 c927W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10th November 2003, 413 c64W on school sport, what assessment has been made of the percentage of school children who (a) were offered and (b) took up two hours per week of high quality physical education and...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

413 c1138W; 139031

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the recorded incidence of pneumococcal disease infection by health authorities was in the last year for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of unreported pneumococcal disease infection by health authority. - Includes table.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 November 2003

For answer on

19 November 2003

Answered on

19 November 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the recorded incidence of pneumococcal disease infection by health authorities was in the last year for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of unreported pneumococcal disease infection by health authority. [139482] Miss Melanie Johnson: Information on the incidence of pneumococcal disease infection by health authority (HA) is not available. Notifications are for pneumococcal meningitis only and these are listed by health authority in the table. No estimate has been made of unreported pneumococcal disease infection by HA. Statutory notifications of pneumococcal meningitis England and Wales--2002 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Health authority name Number Avon 3 Barking and Havering 2 Barnet, Enfield and Haringey 2 Barnsley 2 Bedfordshire -- Berkshire 9 Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich 2 Birmingham 9 Bradford 5 Brent and Harrow 1 Bro Taf -- Buckinghamshire 3 Bury and Rochdale 1 Calderdale and Kirklees 2 Cambridgeshire -- Camden and Islington 1 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly -- County Durham -- Coventry 2 Croydon -- Doncaster 1 Dorset 4 Dudley 2 Dyfed Powys 4 Baling, Hammersmith and Hounslow 2 East Kent 2 East Lancashire -- East London and The City 1 East Riding 4 East Surrey -- East Sussex, Brighton & Hove -- Gateshead and South Tyneside -- Gloucestershire -- Gwent 2 Herefordshire -- Hertfordshire 3 Hillingdon -- Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 1 Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster -- Kingston and Richmond -- Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 2 Leeds 3 Leicestershire 3 Lincolnshire 2 Liverpool -- Manchester 3 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth -- Morecambe Bay -- Morgannwg -- Newcastle and North Tyneside 3 Norfolk 11 North and East Devon -- North and Mid Hampshire 2 North Cheshire 2 North Cumbria 2 North Derbyshire -- North Essex -- North Nottinghamshire 1 North Staffordshire -- North Wales 4 North West Lancashire 2 North Yorkshire -- Northamptonshire 3 Northumberland 1 Nottingham 7 Oxfordshire 1 Port Health Authority -- Redbridge and Waltham Forest -- Rotherham 1 Salford and Trafford 3 Sandwell -- Sefton -- Sheffield -- Shropshire 1 Solihull -- Somerset -- South and West Devon 4 South Cheshire 1 South Essex 1 South Number -- South Lancashire -- South Staffordshire -- Southampton and South West Hampshire 3 Southern Derbyshire 1 St Helens and Knowsley 4 Stockport -- Suffolk 1 Sunderland -- Tees -- Wakefield -- Walsall -- Warwickshire 1 West Kent 5 West Pennine 1 West Surrey 1 West Sussex 4 Wigan and Bolton 2 Wiltshire 2 Wirral 6 Wolverhampton 1 Worcestershire -- Total 166 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Health Protection Agency, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre.

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

139482; 413 c1134-6W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on progress with the review of permitted development rights. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

139313; 413 c1074W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time was between diagnosis of a suspected haemorrhagic stroke and the administration of a CT scan in 2002-03. - This info is not collected centrally.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2003

Reference

137347; 413 c579W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will amend the Cancer Patient Information Strategy to ensure that information on (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment is available for all people affected by (i) breast cancer and (ii) cancer in general who want it.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2003

Reference

137454; 413 c575-6W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Department for Education and Skills about widening the range of (a) competitive and (b) non-competitive sports in schools. - Including figures. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 November 2003

Reference

137040; 413 c64W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the long-term savings to the NHS that might be achieved by the provision of free prescriptions for people with long-term mental health problems. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 November 2003

Reference

135963; 412 c786W;412 c787W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care trusts support a dysphasia service; and which of these have received external funding.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 November 2003

Reference

132784; 412 c687W;412 c686W

House

House of Commons

LIVING WILLS

That this House welcomes the growing use of living wills, which allow patients to set out the medical treatments they would accept or refuse should they lose the ability to communicate; recognises that they are also a great help to health professionals because they give them a better understanding of...

Primary sponsor

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

5 November 2003

Reference

1874

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the real terms percentage change in (a) local government formula and (b) one-off grant funding was, broken down by (i) spending area and (ii) council, in each year since 1997-98. (Info in Figures for English local authorities available in Library (Dep 03/2177).

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 October 2003

Reference

133608; 412 c199W;412 c207W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of waiting times for (a) stairlifts and (b) downstairs extensions and modifications when people have been assessed as unable to climb stairs or to use standard toilet or washing facilities; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 October 2003

For answer on

23 October 2003

Answered on

23 October 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of waiting times for (a) stairlifts and (b) downstairs extensions and modifications when people have been assessed as unable to climb stairs or to use standard toilet or washing facilities; and if he will make a statement. [133484] Phil Hope: I have been asked to reply. Housing adaptations for disabled people such as stair lifts, level access showers and downstairs extensions can be grant aided under the disabled facilities grant programme. This is a mandatory grant available to eligible applicants in order to help them to continue to live independently in their own homes. It is funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and administered through local authorities. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's budget for this grant has been increased substantially to £100 million for this year. However demand for the grant remains high and waiting lists do occur. Local authorities are required to respond to any full application for a disabled facilities grant within six months. The Government do not collect information on the length of any waiting lists. However jointly with the Department of Health we have issued draft guidance to local authorities setting out best practice in delivering this service. This includes target times for the complete delivery process including needs assessment, processing of the application and the completion of building works. These target times will depend on the complexity of, and priority attached to, individual cases but the guidance suggests that the maximum target time for the entire process should in any event be no more than 260 working days and only 80 working days in high priority cases. We are currently considering responses to this consultation and hope to issue final guidance to local housing and social service authorities before the end of this year.

Date

23 October 2003

Reference

133484; 411 c729W;411 c734-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with colleagues in other departments to discuss delivery of sustainable rural development.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

23 October 2003

Reference

411 c779; 133788

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

1st supplementary on delivering sustainable rural development especially in relation to post office closures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

23 October 2003

Reference

411 c779

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

Supplementary on rail services and stations in the North West, particularly the need for a railway station in Cheadle.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

21 October 2003

Reference

411 c497

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has completed an audit of whether the guidance Good Practice in Continence Services has improved paediatric continence services; what assessment his Department has made of how the Children's National Service Framework will improve services for children with continence problems;...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 October 2003

For answer on

20 October 2003

Answered on

20 October 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether his Department has completed an audit of whether the guidance "Good Practice in Continence Services" has improved paediatric continence services; [132876] (2) what assessment his Department has made of how the children's national service framework will improve services for children with continence problems; [132885] (3) what assessment his Department has made of how many children in England suffer from (a) nocturnal enuresis, (b) daytime wetting and (c) constipation and soiling. [132887] Dr. Ladyman: Good Practice in Continence Services was issued by the Department in April 2000 and provides guidance to primary care trusts (PCTs) on continence services. This includes that PCTs should have specialist continence services in place, which provide patients with an individual assessment of their needs. Provision of these services in England is a matter for PCTs, which are responsible for determining the level of services required to meet the needs of their local populations. The children's national service framework (NSF) will set out standards covering a broad range of services, including the management of common childhood conditions. Whilst few specific conditions will be covered, the standards are likely to cover what support should be available to children and their parents in managing a wide range of conditions and problems, including enuresis and soiling. The NSF will emphasise the promotion of evidence-based clinical guidelines and a number of examples of good practice in a range of different areas. Information on the prevalence of these common conditions in childhood is not collected centrally.

Date

20 October 2003

Reference

411 c466-7W;411 c470W; 132876;132885;132887

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what information her Department gathers on the placement of contracts with United Kingdom companies by (a) US and (b) US/UK business partnerships; and if she will make a statement. - Not collected in this form.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 September 2003

Reference

130406; 410 c875W;410 c873W

House

House of Commons

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