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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the benefits of liquid cytology testing for cervical cancer since the roll-out of the technique started; how many women in each strategic health authority have been enrolled on human papilloma virus testing pilots; how many have...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the benefits of liquid cytology testing for cervical cancer since the roll-out of the technique started; [198917] (2) how many women in each strategic health authority have been enrolled on human papilloma virus testing pilots; how many have taken up liquid cytology testing for cervical cancer; and if he will make a statement; [198828] (3) what progress has been made with the introduction of human papilloma virus testing and liquid cytology testing; and what plans he has for future roll-out. [198862] Miss Melanie Johnson :[holding answers 17 November 2004]: Following the evaluation of a Government- funded pilot study of liquid based cytology (LBC), the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) concluded in October 2003 that this new technology should be rolled out across the national health service cervical screening programme. It will take five years to implement LBC across England, as all staff who read the tests or take the tests will have to be retrained. The Department is providing £7.2 million over the next two years to kick-start this process. We are starting by converting the 10 regional cytology training schools, which will then be able to train the rest of the programme. As at November 2004, nine out of the 10 training schools had been trained or had a specific date to begin their retraining. The tenth is awaiting a local decision on which system they will use. As LBC is rolled out, it will be subject to the same rigorous quality assurance procedures as the current programme, along with an annual statistical return. The NICE decision followed successful piloting of LBC for a 12 month period between 2001 and 2002 at three sites: North Bristol, Newcastle, and Norfolk and Norwich. The pilot sites have continued to use LBC, and latest figures for 2002-03 are shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Pilot site Eligible population Number of women screened using Coverage for 2002-03 1 LBC in 2002-03 (percentage) North Bristol Avon, Gloucestershire and 54,100 10,300 75.8 Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority (SHA) Newcastle Northumberland, Tyne and Wear SHA 62,800 16,800 81.6 Norfolk and Norwich Norfolk, Suffolk and 31,500 7,100 78.7 Cambridgeshire SHA _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Coverage for 2002-03 is defined as the percentage of eligible women in a population who have a screening test recorded in the last five years. In England, women aged 20 to 64 are invited for cervical screening every three to five years. Source: Statistical bulletin--cervical screening programme, England: 2002-03. As part of the LBC pilot, we also piloted the use of HPV testing as triage for women with mild or borderline test results. According to the official evaluation of the pilot, a total of 3,681 women received HPV tests across the three pilot sites. The advisory committee on cervical screening is now considering how best to take forward HPV testing in England, following consideration of the draft final report of the evaluation of the pilot.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1951-2W;426 c1956-7W; 198917;198828;198862

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase the number of sign language interpreters for profoundly deaf people attending for NHS treatment.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

196280; 426 c1693W;426 c1696W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the development of contaminated land. - Inc ref to www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/landquality/113813/ 672771/?version=1&lang=.e#.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198606; 426 c1669W;426 c1672W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretaries of State for (a) Health and (b) Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the development of contaminated land.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

198607; 426 c1343W;426 c1347W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department plans to give for light rail schemes; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1141-2; 198100

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made in evaluating the A555 submission documents received by his Department earlier this year; and when he expects to report his findings.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1229W;426 c1233W; 197891

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the work undertaken by his Department's Green Minister in the last three months. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 November 2004

Reference

195017; 426 c169W

House

House of Commons

CONTAMINATED BLOOD PRODUCTS PUBLIC INQUIRY

That this House notes the severe illness and deaths of haemophiliacs and some partners from HIV and hepatitis C, caused by the use of contaminated blood products, and the potential for future deaths from vCJD; and supports the Haemophilia Society in its call for an independent public inquiry into the...

Primary sponsor

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

26 October 2004

Reference

1816; 1816A1

House

House of Commons

ACCESS TO PENSIONS

That this House notes growing concerns about the difficulties facing pensioners who are ill in accessing their pensions since the introduction of Post Office Card accounts, the transfer to bank accounts and the closure of large numbers of post offices.

Primary sponsor

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

26 October 2004

Reference

1817

House

House of Commons

LEASEHOLD SCAMS

That this House calls for Government action against freeholders who engage in activities often against vulnerable homeowners, such as refusing to take cheques paid in advance and then charging a fine for non-payment at the due date; failing to cash cheques properly sent and then charging an extortionate fine for...

Primary sponsor

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

26 October 2004

Reference

1818

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost per patient is of (a) an externally-worn hearing aid and (b) a hearing aid fitted to be internally worn.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 September 2004

Reference

424 c1077W; 186314

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what date internally-worn hearing aids will be fitted to all NHS patients for whom they are suitable and who request them.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 September 2004

Reference

424 c1077W; 186361

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many new companies have been accredited under her Department's Solar PV Major Demonstration Programme since its launch. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2004

Reference

424 c763W; 185986

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been spent on the development of the Global System for Mobile Communications for Railways in each of the last seven years; and what the estimated cost is for each of the next five years; what the total cost of...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 July 2004

Reference

424 c665W; 184437;184438;184439;184440

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) electricity use and (ii) water and sewerage services in each year since 1997. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 June 2004

For answer on

19 July 2004

Answered on

19 July 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) electricity use and (ii) water and sewerage services in each year since 1997. [181726] Ms Rosie Winterton: Costs for the principal buildings on the Department's London estate are as follows. Electricity _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (£000s) 1997-98 615,007 1998-99 614,783 1999-2000 634,859 2000-01 545,079 2001-02 579,102 2002-03 551,938 2003-04 572,782 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Water and Sewerage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (£000s) 1997-98 36,396 1998-99 33,614 1999-2000 32,607 2000-01 32,224 2001-02 29,009 2002-03 34,684 2003-04 29,372 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. London staff of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) occupy buildings that are rented and most of the utilities are included within the service charge. However, figures for electricity costs only are available for Hannibal House, which is shared between MHRA and Departmental staff. Expenditure is as follows. Electricity _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (£000s) 1997-98 58,654 1998-99 53,124 1999-2000 48,124 2000-01 49,219 2001-02 53,689 2002-03 50,382 2003-04 57,855 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Expenditure for the wheelchair evaluation centre at Blackpool, part of MHRA, is as follows. Figures are for electricity and gas combined. Electricity and Gas _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (£000s) 1997-98 6,074 1998-99 6,118 1999-2000 4,835 2000-01 5,029 2001-02 6,522 2002-03 5,275 2003-04 6,009 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Water and Sewerage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (£000s) 1997-98 1,407 1998-99 1,478 1999-2000 1,527 2000-01 1,754 2001-02 2,013 2002-03 1,922 2003-04 1,466 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The National Health Service Purchasing and Supplies Agency became an agency of the Department in April 2000. Figures for the years following are as follows. Electricity ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (£000s) 2000-01 23,591 2001-02 32,901 2002-03 38,570 2003-04 30,122 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Water and Sewerage ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (£000s) 2000-01 3,704 2001-02 2,576 2002-03 2,476 2003-04 2,292 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Figures for the NHS Pensions Agency are as follows. Electricity ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (£000s) 1997-98 60,554 1998-99 61,333 1999-2000 55,326 2000-01 50,678 2001-02 52,919 2002-03 46,787 2003-04 56,309 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Water and Sewerage ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (£000s) 1997-98 26,237 1998-99 27,459 1999-2000 30,675 2000-01 13,542 2001-02 23,026 2002-03 24,218 2003-04 27,003 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. The NHS Estates Agency (NHSE) occupies rented office space in Leeds city centre. NHSE is not billed separately for its energy and water; these are included in its service charge.

Date

19 July 2004

Reference

181726; 424 c115-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of electricity used in buildings in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies came from renewable sources in each year since 1997. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 June 2004

For answer on

15 July 2004

Answered on

15 July 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of electricity used in buildings in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies came from renewable sources in each year since 1997. [181725] Ms Rosie Winterton: The proportion of energy that was purchased from renewable sources for the Department's main London estate is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage 1997-98 0 1998-99 0 1999-2000 0 2000-01 0 2001-02 43 2002-03 76 2003-04 61 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The proportion of energy purchased from renewable sources for the national health service Purchasing and Supplies Agency (NHS PASA) is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year1 Percentage 2000-01 0 2001-02 43.4 2002-03 100 2003-04 100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 NHS PASA came into existence as a departmental agency in April 2000. The NHS Pensions Agency does not currently purchase renewable energy on grounds of cost, but is commissioning a survey to identify the potential to reduce environmental impacts.

Date

15 July 2004

Reference

181725; 423 c1308W;423 c1308-9W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with other Government departments on the potential uses of identity cards. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 July 2004

Reference

423 c983W; 183092

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) sustainability and environmental impact of its private finance initiative (PFI) projects and (b) effectiveness of the PFI process to deliver environmentally sustainable projects; what steps he is taking to ensure that private finance...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 July 2004

Reference

423 c929W; 181651;181656;181724

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has been the total floor space area of buildings owned or leased by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies for each year since 1997. - Inc table.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 June 2004

For answer on

12 July 2004

Answered on

12 July 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the total floor space area of buildings owned or leased by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies for each year since 1997. [181728] Ms Rosie Winterton: The total floor space owned or leased by the Department and its agencies in each year since 1997 is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Department Agency Total Owned Leased Owned Leased Owned Leased Overall total 1997 35,485 83,000 0 11,815 35,485 94,815 130,300 1998 35,485 83,000 0 15,971 35,485 98,971 134,456 1999 35,485 85,452 0 15,971 35,485 101,423 136,908 2000 35,485 84,740 1,527 18,146 37,012 102,886 139,898 2001 33,016 82,641 1,527 18,569 34,543 101,210 135,753 2002 33,016 85,165 1,527 19,595 34,543 104,760 139,303 2003 26,062 78,862 1,527 20,346 27,589 99,208 126,797 2004 26,062 74,960 1,527 19,667 27,589 94,627 122,216 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: This answer does not include information about the national health service or non- departmental public bodies.

Date

12 July 2004

Reference

181728; 423 c925W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what surplus capacity in each specialism there is in each NHS hospital, broken down by region.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 July 2004

Reference

182042; 423 c945-6W

House

House of Commons

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