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I will draw to the attention of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport what my hon. Friend has said about the important issue of public transport in Preston. My hon. Friend will, of course, have an opportunity to raise it at Transport questions next Tuesday.

Member

Baroness Harman (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

18 October 2007

Reference

464 c969

House

House of Commons

Business of the House

Will my right hon. Friend consider finding time for a debate on the future of bus services in Preston? The present situation is terrible. A bus company, Stagecoach, is using underhand methods and dirty tactics to try to push the Preston bus company off the road. I should be grateful...

Member

Mark Hendrick (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Type

Business questions

Date

18 October 2007

Reference

464 c969

House

House of Commons

Accident and Emergency Departments: Preston Royal Infirmary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for treatment in accident and emergency in Preston Royal Infirmary in each of the last five years.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 July 2007

Reference

149066; 463 c447W

House

House of Commons

Carers’ Allowances: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what commitments he has made to the Public and Commercial Services Union in relation to the Disability and Carers Service for Carers’ Allowance in Preston, Lancashire.

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 June 2007

For answer on

19 June 2007

Answered on

19 June 2007

This is a matter for the Chief Executive of the Disability and Carers Service, Mr. Terry Moran. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Terry Moran, dated 18 June 2007:"You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what commitments he has made to the Public and Commercial Services Union in relation to the Disability and Carers Service for Carers’ Allowance in Preston, Lancashire.""The Minister for Disabled People, Anne McGuire MP, promised you a substantive reply from the Chief Executive of the Disability and Carers Service.""Managers in the Disability and Carers Service (DCS) are committed to full consultation with the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union on all issues that affect the members of that Union.""As you will be aware, as part of the Efficiency Challenge all government departments have imposed headcount targets for the ""period ending March 2008. The headcount target for the Disability and Carers Service for 2007/08 is 5063. The headcount allocation for the Carers Allowance Unit (CAU) for 2007/08 is 723, which represents a reduction of 180 on current headcount.""To help achieve that target we looked to employ lean' techniques in the CAU and, following a successful trial, the ‘lean’ approach is now being implemented across the Unit. This approach includes additional checking to ensure right first time quality and improving services for customers.""Managers in the CAU have held a number of meetings with representatives of PCS to discuss ‘lean’ techniques since the work started in December 2006, and other meetings have been held to discuss the headcount reductions in the CAU. Since 1st April 2007, CAU managers have met PCS representatives on 6 occasions and a further 2 meetings are planned for later in June. In addition, following a request from PCS representatives, the CAU Manager attended a meeting of PCS members organised by the Union to discuss ‘lean’ and answer questions.""The CAU managers consult PCS on various other issues, and in addition to the meetings described above consultation has taken place through written communications on over 30 occasions since 1st April 2007.""I hope this is helpful."

Date

19 June 2007

Reference

144006; 461 c1735-6W

House

House of Commons

Carers’ Allowances: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the removal of 180 posts at the Carers' Allowance Unit in Preston on services provided by the unit.

Asked by

Nigel Waterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 May 2007

For answer on

17 May 2007

Answered on

19 June 2007

This is a matter for the chief executive of the Disability and Carers Service, Mr. Terry Moran. He will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Terry Moran, dated 19 June 2007:"You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the removal of 180 posts at the Carers' Allowance Unit in Preston on services provided by the unit.""The Minister for Disabled People, Anne McGuire MP, promised you a substantive reply from the Chief Executive of the Disability and Carers Service.""As you will be aware, as part of the Efficiency Challenge all government departments have imposed headcount targets for the period ending March 2008. The headcount target for the Disability and Carers Service for 2007/08 is 5063. The headcount allocation for the Carers Allowance Unit (CAU) for 2007/08 is 723. This represents a reduction of 180 on current headcount.""Along with all government departments, we are modernising our service delivery and we have specific targets to improve efficiency and reduce the number of people we employ. We are well on the way to meeting both these objectives and, in the CAU, we are doing so by comprehensively reviewing our organisational structure, workflow processes and our handling of customer enquiries. Additionally, we believe we can make further improvements to our productivity and the quality of the work that we do.""In support of this stretching agenda, we have employed lean' techniques. These have been used in recent years in HMRC, where they have supported a successful efficiency programme. Early trials in the CAU this year have been successful and we have decided that we will now roll out the lean' approach right across the unit. The approach includes additional checking to ensure right first time quality, thus preventing rework, and improving service to customers. Although there may be short-term disruption as staff are trained and adapt to new ways of working, we expect to standardise and improve the service, rather than allow any deterioration.""We are an agency that continues to focus on delivering improved services to disabled people and carers, and we will ensure that any such short-term disruption to service as a result of headcount reductions is kept to a minimum through constant monitoring of the situation and acting upon what our customers tell us.""I hope this is helpful."

Date

19 June 2007

Reference

138034; 461 c1734-5W

House

House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether there are plans to widen the M6 motorway between Preston and Warrington.

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 February 2007

Reference

457 c380W;457 c364W; 120912

House

House of Commons

Independent Treatment Centre: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what consultation exercise is being undertaken on the proposal for a new independent treatment centre in Preston;

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 January 2007

Reference

117184; 455 c1591W

House

House of Commons

Independent Treatment Centre: Preston

(2) which organisations will be consulted over the proposal for a new independent treatment centre at Preston;

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 January 2007

Reference

117185; 455 c1591W

House

House of Commons

Independent Treatment Centre: Preston

(3) if she will take steps to ensure that the (a) Foundation Trust, (b) local hon. Members, (c) local authorities and (d) GPs are consulted on the proposal for a new independent treatment centre at Preston.

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 January 2007

Reference

117186; 455 c1591W

House

House of Commons

Engagements

I am sure that my right hon. Friend would like to congratulate the dedicated staff who work at Chorley and Preston hospitals and the quality of service that is provided. Will he ensure that work will not be transferred into the private sector, and ensure that all referrals from GPs will go to the hospitals and not to independent treatment centres? Let us keep those dedicated staff in employment at both hospitals.

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Prime Minister's questions - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

29 November 2006

Reference

453 c1081

House

House of Commons

	Percentage under four hours
2002-03	93.8
2003-04	99.1
2004-05	99.8
2005-06	99.7
2006-07	99.7
Source:
Department of Health dataset QMAE

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