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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the potential for fraud in the use of electronic transmission of prescriptions.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 March 2004

Reference

419 c392-3W;419 c394-5W; 159107

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) consultation and (b) decision-making process involved in the Post Office Network Reinvention programme.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 March 2004

Reference

160592; 418 c1684W;418 c1686W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the percentage change in charges to householders for water charges in the last five years, broken down by region; and what advice has been given to water providers with respect to such...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 February 2004

For answer on

10 March 2004

Answered on

10 March 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the percentage change in charges to householders for water charges in the last five years, broken down by region; and what advice has been given to water providers with respect to such charges. [157372] Mr. Morley: Water bills and sewerage bills are set separately by each water and sewerage company and water company in England and Wales. The boundaries of these companies do not conform to the boundaries between England and Wales nor to the boundaries between English regions. It has therefore not been possible to make assessments on the basis requested. The Director General of Water Services (Ofwat) sets upper price limits for water and sewerage companies and approves companies' yearly charges schemes for customers. The Secretary of State issues guidance to Ofwat on Government policies affecting price limits and on the approval of charges schemes. The average household water and sewerage bills for each company in England and Wales in each financial year since 1996-97 are set out in the following two tables. Nominal average household sewerage bill (£) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 20000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Anglian 154 158 164 156 144 151 157 163 Dwr Cymru 136 146 158 166 140 147 152 155 North West 109 122 133 143 119 122 113 116 Northumbrian 113 118 126 141 110 112 96 101 Severn Trent 106 112 117 115 92 95 211 221 South West 202 213 229 237 205 203 152 159 Southern 131 141 152 162 148 153 93 95 Thames 93 98 102 104 92 95 122 127 Wessex 129 135 142 144 124 133 133 142 Yorkshire 113 115 118 123 109 112 112 117 England and Wales 117 123 131 134 116 119 121 125 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Nominal average household water bill (£) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Anglian 128 126 124 116 107 110 113 116 Hartlepool 88 91 96 95 -- -- -- -- Dwr Cymru 128 135 136 134 126 123 124 122 North West 93 99 101 103 103 107 109 118 Northumbrian 96 98 102 100 88 88 88 90 Essex and Suffolk 116 120 127 129 107 112 111 113 Severn Trent 88 97 105 113 106 108 108 112 South West 127 129 125 119 109 110 115 121 Southern 94 101 105 111 91 91 90 91 Thames 88 93 99 102 95 99 104 106 Wessex 114 118 124 124 107 112 113 119 Yorkshire 104 105 108 111 100 103 104 110 York 87 89 93 96 87 90 90 94 Bournemouth and West 94 97 103 102 99 98 101 102 Hampshire Bristol 100 104 108 111 101 105 106 107 Cambridge 103 106 106 98 86 87 90 94 Cholderton 126 130 151 136 130 141 153 143 Dee Valley -- -- -- 120 107 106 104 106 Chester 106 108 108 -- -- -- -- -- Wrexham 130 129 129 -- -- -- -- -- Folkestone and Dover 114 118 116 117 118 125 125 135 Mid Kent 131 135 141 146 117 123 127 128 Portsmouth 72 72 73 74 74 75 75 76 Mid South East -- -- -- -- 118 114 121 126 South East 156 155 158 159 -- -- -- -- Mid Southern 114 115 116 120 -- -- -- -- South Staffs 75 78 81 85 84 86 86 89 Sutton and East Surrey 136 135 139 134 112 120 121 126 Tendring Hundred 149 150 152 151 137 142 146 153 Three Valleys 107 112 117 124 106 111 112 116 North Surrey 108 112 123 126 109 111 103 110 England and Wales 101 106 112 112 103 105 107 111 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

10 March 2004

Reference

157372; 418 c1547-8W;418 c1549-50W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on her Department's progress on her Public Service Agreement target to enhance the take-up of sporting opportunities by five to 16 year olds. (Failed OPQ) - Inc fact that the results will be...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

158925; 418 c1292W;418 c1293W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made by strategic health authorities of (a) the facilities available for drug maintenance and withdrawal, (b) the availability of licensed prescribers for heroin addicts and (c) the incidence of heroin use.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

153880; 418 c1329W;418 c1331W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department has given to schools relating to the effects of sun exposure; and what assessment has been made of the take-up of such guidance. - Inc figures and ref to 'Wired for Health' www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk and www.doh.gov.uk/sunsafe.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

418 c1326W;418 c1328W; 157801

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the paper, prepared by the World Bank on Completion Point for Ethiopia, has been presented to the Boards of the (a) World Bank and (b) International Monetary Fund.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

418 c1270W;418 c1272W; 158576

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the date by which the (a) World Bank and (b) International Monetary Fund will decide on the Completion Point for Ethiopia.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

418 c1271W;418 c1272W; 158592

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether sufficient funds are available from the money committed by the G8 in Canada in 2002 for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries fund for top-up debt relief to provide the sum required for Ethiopia to meet the sustainable debt to export ratio set...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

418 c1270W;418 c1271W; 158574

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the future of Post Office Ltd. (Holding answer 5 March 2004).

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

159181; 418 c1283W;418 c1285W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment has been made of the ability of Post Office Ltd adequately to serve all those in local communities who need access to local post offices, with particular reference to the Network Reinvention Programme. (Holding answer 5 March 2004).

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

418 c1283-4W;418 c1285W; 159182

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment has been made of the conformity of (a) Post Office Ltd and (b) Postwatch with the guidance offered in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Performance and Innovation Unit Report 2000 in each year since 2000. -...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2004

Reference

159183; 418 c1284W;418 c1285W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to publish information on waiting times for treatment of cancers not covered by NHS Cancer Plan targets before 2005; what progress has been made towards meeting the targets for cancer treatment in the NHS Cancer Plan. - Inc...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 March 2004

Reference

418 c1157-8W;418 c1173-4W; 157771;157773

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the incidence of melanoma by (a) age group and (b) strategic health authority. - Inc text of letter from John Pullinger of the Office for National Statistics and table.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 February 2004

For answer on

5 March 2004

Answered on

5 March 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the incidence of melanoma by (a) age group and (b) strategic health authority. [157800] Ruth Kelly: I have been asked to reply. The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from John Pullinger to Mrs. Calton, dated 5 March 2004: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning what assessment his Department has made of the incidence of melanoma by (a) age group and (b) strategic health authority. I am replying in his absence. [157800] The latest year for which figures are available is 2000. The numbers and rates of newly diagnosed cases of melanoma of the skin by age group are published in `Cancer statistics: registrations, England 2000. Series MB1 no.31. London: The Stationery Office, 2003' on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/ Product.asp?vlnk=8843&Pos=4&ColRank=l&Rank=240 This publication shows that 17 per cent. of melanoma cases occurred in young adults (15-39 years) compared with 4 per cent. of all cancers. Directly age standardised registration rates of newly diagnosed cases of-malignant melanoma of the skin2 in England by strategic health authority for 2000 are given in the table. Directly age standardised 1 rates per 100,000 population of newly diagnosed cases of malignant melanoma of the skin2 in England, by strategic health authority, 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Strategic health authority Males Females England 9.7 11.2 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 10.8 11.4 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9.3 10.0 Essex 9.6 13.5 North West London 6.6 5.5 North Central London 15.1 15.1 North East London 7.2 4.4 South East London 8.3 8.8 South West London 10.0 12.7 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 6.4 8.9 County Durham and Tees Valley 9.3 10.9 North and East Yorkshire and Northern 4.3 7.2 Lincolnshire West Yorkshire 7.8 9.5 Cumbria and Lancashire 11.3 11.2 Greater Manchester 8.1 11.0 Cheshire and Merseyside 7.5 13.9 Thames Valley 14.8 17.1 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12.2 15.7 Kent and Medway 8.4 7.8 Surrey and Sussex 10.0 13.8 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11.7 13.1 South West Peninsula 17.7 15.8 Dorset and Somerset 15.2 17.2 South Yorkshire 6.9 8.3 Trent 8.6 9.5 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 9.9 11.3 Shropshire and Staffordshire 7.0 9.3 Birmingham and the Black Country 7.5 8.7 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and 11.1 10.3 Worcestershire _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Using the European standard population 2 International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C43. Source: Office for National Statistics

Date

5 March 2004

Reference

418 c1158-9W;418 c1174-5W; 157800

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much money has been paid in compensation to sub-post masters and mistresses of closing post offices; and how many post offices have been closed in each of the last five years. - Including table.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 March 2004

For answer on

4 March 2004

Answered on

4 March 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much money has been paid in compensation to sub-post masters and mistresses of closing post offices; and how many post offices have been closed in each of the last five years. [158586] Mr. Timms: I understand from Post Office Ltd. that net closures of post offices in each of the last five years were: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year to end March 1999 233 2000 382 2001 547 2002 262 2003 1345 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Including 102 closures under the urban reinvention programme which commenced in October 2002. Compensation is paid only to those subpostmasters whose office close under the terms of the urban reinvention programme. Post Office Ltd. produces data on branch closures, including those under the urban reinvention programme, on a quarterly basis. The total amount paid in compensation to subpostmasters in respect of the 694 post offices closed under the urban reinvention programme to end December 2003, the latest quarter for which this information is available was £38,111,410.

Date

4 March 2004

Reference

418 c1062-3W;418 c1078-9W; 158586

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the part played by (a) Postwatch and (b) Post Office Limited in the Urban Network Reinvention Programme.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 March 2004

Reference

418 c1063W;418 c1079W; 158594

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS will offer genetic testing of the complete BRCA2 gene instead of the current test.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 March 2004

Reference

418 c1025W;418 c1041W; 156897

House

House of Commons

POST OFFICE CONSULTATION PROCESS

That this House calls on the Department for Trade and Industry to halt forthwith the Network Reinvention Programme of post office closures while an investigation is carried out into flaws in the notification, consultation and decision-making process, which led to inaccurate information being presented to the public and to consultees,...

Primary sponsor

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

1 March 2004

Reference

725

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 12th January 2004, 416 c502W and 10th February 2004, 417 c1423W, on Cheadle Royal Hospital, what assessment he has made of the scrutiny arrangements with respect to the work of the Charity Commission.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2004

Reference

418 c714-5W;418 c734-5W; 155608

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 12th January 2004, 416 c502W and 10th February 2004, 417 c1423W, on Cheadle Royal Hospital, what assessment he has made of the full market value at the time of its transfer to AMEC in 1994...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2004

Reference

418 c714W;418 c734W; 155606;155607;155609

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will increase funding for contraceptive services to ensure that (a) all methods of contraception including new methods are made available and (b) medical practitioners are able to prescribe emergency contraception in advance where appropriate; how much was spent on contraceptive...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 February 2004

For answer on

27 February 2004

Answered on

27 February 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will increase funding for contraceptive services to ensure that (a) all methods of contraception including new methods are made available and (b) medical practitioners are able to prescribe emergency contraception in advance where appropriate; [154431] (2) how much was spent on contraceptive services in each of the last five financial years. [154432] Miss Melanie Johnson: "Shifting the Balance of Power" has allowed primary care trusts (PCTs) to have the necessary financial flexibility to provide services to best meet local needs. This includes ensuring access to the full range of methods of contraception, including emergency contraception, according to need. In addition, the Government has boosted these resources by providing an extra £1 million to help improve access to contraceptive services. The table contains family planning expenditure figures for National Health Service trusts and PCTs for the last four financial years. However, around three quarters of contraceptive care is provided by general practitioners in primary care for which expenditure figures are not available. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Community based family planning NHS Trust expenditure Primary Care Trust expenditure Total expenditure 1998-99 65.9 n/a 65.9 1999-2000 70.5 n/a 70.5 2000-01 74.2 1.2 75.4 2001-02 57.8 19.9 77.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures rounded to one decimal place. Sources: Annual Financial Returns of NHS Trusts, 1998-99 to 2002-03. Annual Financial Returns of Primary Care Trusts, 2000-01 to 2002-03.

Date

27 February 2004

Reference

418 c601-2W;418 c621-2W; 154431;154432

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what date the National Cancer Research Network expects to have all 300 patients recruited for the SPIRIT trial; what the status is of the SPIRIT trial into a cure for prostate cancer; how many centres have been approved to enter patients...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 February 2004

Reference

418 c470W;418 c490W; 154935;154936;154937

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 16th December 2003 to the honourable Member for Christchurch, Official Report, 415 c877W, on brachytherapy treatment, by what date the Department will have decided whether the treatment referred to is a suitable topic for referral to the...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 February 2004

Reference

418 c463-4W;418 c483-4W; 154938

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many former students have outstanding loan accounts; how many of these are being repaid; how many are not being repaid because of the low income of the borrower; and what factors, apart from income, are taken into account when...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 February 2004

For answer on

23 February 2004

Answered on

23 February 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many former students have outstanding loan accounts; how many of these are being repaid; how many are not being repaid because of the low income of the borrower; and what factors, apart from income, are taken into account when repayment is demanded. [153825] Alan Johnson: Most borrowers who started their course from the 1998/99 academic year will repay income-contingent loans. Loans for those who started their course before 1998/99 are repayable on a mortgage-style basis. There are differences in the repayment terms for the two types of loan. Borrowers enter repayment status in the April following graduation or otherwise upon leaving their course. There were 1,492,000 student loan borrowers in the United Kingdom in repayment status at the end of the end of the financial year 2002-03. Of these, some 815,000 borrowers had mortgage-style accounts that were up to date with repayments, or income-contingent accounts which are repaid through the tax system. Some 559,000 borrowers who had mortgage-style loan accounts which they were liable to repay had been granted deferment because their income was below the threshold (£21,022 per annum from 1 September 2002, £21,364 from 1 September 2003). No repayments are collected from income-contingent borrowers whose income falls below £10,000 per annum. Repayments of income-contingent loans are collected through the tax system and are notified to the Student Loans Company after the end of the tax year for reconciliation with their records. Therefore the data on the number of borrowers with income-contingent loans, where repayments have not been deducted because the borrower's income is below the repayment threshold, are not yet available. The income-contingent loan repayment system takes into account whether the borrower is in receipt of disability related benefits, and whether they are covered by the Repayment of Teacher Loans scheme. Loans are cancelled: when the borrower reaches 65 years of age; if the borrower is in receipt of a disability related benefit and is permanently unfit for work; or if the borrower dies. The mortgage-style loan repayment system takes into account whether the borrower is in receipt of disability related benefits; whether they are covered by the Repayment of Teacher Loans scheme; and the number of loans taken out. Loans are cancelled: after 25 years or when the borrower reaches the age of 50 (60 if the borrower was aged over 40 when he/she last borrowed), whichever is the earlier; if the borrower is in receipt of a disability related benefit and is permanently unfit for work; or if the borrower dies.

Date

23 February 2004

Reference

418 c209-10W; 153825

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the availability of (a) general practitioner services and (b) NHS dental services to families of armed forces personnel located in the UK.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 2004

Reference

418 c7W; 153830

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to prioritise contraceptive services within strategic health authorities' local delivery plans; what steps his Department (a) has taken over the last 12 months and (b) plans to take over the next 12 months to prioritise contraceptive...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 2004

Reference

418 c272-3W;418 c279-80W; 154429;154430;154433

House

House of Commons

ANTI-JEWISH HATE CRIMES

That this House unreservedly condemns another annual rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the UK; calls people of all faiths to work together to combat anti-Jewish hatred and hate crimes; and welcomes the prosecution of such crimes by the Police and the Crown Prosecution Service.

Primary sponsor

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

23 February 2004

Reference

646; 646A1

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many charges and of what value have been made in error to graduates whose income did not reach a level where repayment was required for failure to make repayments of student loans. - Inc fact that information is not...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 February 2004

Reference

417 c1582W; 154001

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the costs of criminal activity in connection with heroin use in each of the last five years. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 February 2004

Reference

417 c1716-7W;417 c1714-5W; 154829

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many recipients of (a) blood and (b) blood products derived from donors who subsequently were confirmed to have variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease have been identified.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 February 2004

Reference

145452; 417 c1701W;417 c1699W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 12th January 2004, 412 c502W, on Cheadle Royal Hospital, what steps he has taken to satisfy himself that (a) all the income received by the charity has been applied to the properly authorised charitable purposes...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 February 2004

Reference

417 c1423W; 151001

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what arrangements will be made for the repayment of fees by graduates who choose to leave the country and work overseas.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 February 2004

Reference

417 c1188W; 152412

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of (a) Government and (b) non-Government spending on (i) all cancer research and (ii) breast cancer research in 2003-04; what proportion of the above is for cancer prevention; and if he will make a statement. - Inc...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 January 2004

For answer on

6 February 2004

Answered on

6 February 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of (a) Government and (b) non-Government spending on (i) all cancer research and (ii) breast cancer research in 2003-04; what proportion of the above is for cancer prevention; and if he will make a statement. [152513] Miss Melanie Johnson: In the NHS Cancer Plan, the government stated its commitment to increasing funds for cancer research so as to play a full part alongside its funding partners. We said that, by 2003, we would be investing an additional £20 million each year in the infrastructure for cancer research and an extra £4 million on prostate cancer research. This new funding would mean that, for the first time, Government (through the Department, the Higher Education Funding Council and the research councils) would match the current investment of the voluntary sector. In June 2002, we confirmed to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee that Government investment in cancer research had already reached the level of the charities. Nevertheless, we remain committed to investing the extra £24 million, as described in the Cancer Plan. The International Cancer Research Portfolio database at www.cancerportfolio.org contains details of projects supported by cancer research funding organisations in the United Kingdom and the United States. Data submitted by the National Cancer Research Institute includes the research portfolios of the 15 largest Government and charitable funders of cancer research in the UK where the research was active on 1 January 2003. The database can be searched by type of cancer, area of research (including prevention), and funding organisation.

Date

6 February 2004

Reference

417 c1123-4W; 152513

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to inform men (a) about the known risk factors for prostate cancer and (b) on whether they should ask their doctor for a prostate specific antigen test.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 January 2004

For answer on

6 February 2004

Answered on

6 February 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to inform men (a) about the known risk factors for prostate cancer and (b) on whether they should ask their doctor for a prostate specific antigen test. [152543] Miss Melanie Johnson: We want men to know what their prostate is and what can go wrong with it. We have provided funding for the following to increase public awareness of prostate cancer: Section 64 grant to the Prostate Cancer Charity to increase available information about prostate cancer. Section 64 grant to the Prostate Cancer Charity to improve awareness of the risks and symptoms of prostate cancer in African and Afro-Caribbean men in Britain. The database of individual patient experiences in prostate cancer. We have also set up the Prostate Cancer Advisory Group (PCAG) to ensure better collaboration and communication between the Department, the voluntary sector, patient and professional groups and to advise Ministers, the National Cancer Director and the Department on the development of policy on prostate cancer. One of the first actions of the PCAG was the formation of a sub-group to look specifically at the public awareness of prostate cancer. The prostate cancer risk management programme ensures that men considering a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test for prostate cancer are given information concerning the benefits, limitations and risks associated with having the test. Evidence based primary care resource packs have been provided to all GPs to aid them in counselling men who are concerned about prostate cancer, enabling the man to make an informed choice on whether to take a PSA test.

Date

6 February 2004

Reference

417 c1124W; 152543

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what basis (a) HIV, (b) cancer and (c) multiple sclerosis were included in the draft Disability Discrimination Bill's definitions of disability; and if he will make a statement; on what basis (a) restricted growth conditions, (b) mental ill health...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 January 2004

For answer on

5 February 2004

Answered on

5 February 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) on what basis (a) HIV, (b) cancer and (c) multiple sclerosis were included in the draft Disability Discrimination Bill's definitions of disability; and if he will make a statement; [152568] (2) on what basis (a) restricted growth conditions, (b) mental ill health and (c) high functioning autism were excluded from the draft Disability Discrimination Bill's definitions of disability; and if he will make a statement. [152569] Maria Eagle: Anyone with a restricted growth condition, mental ill health or high functioning autism who meets the current definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is treated as a disabled person for the purposes of the Act and is entitled to protection against disability discrimination. A disabled person is defined in section 1 of the Act as a person who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. In the particular case of people with progressive conditions (such as HIV, cancer or multiple sclerosis), the current definition treats them as disabled if their impairment has some effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, even if not substantial, provided that it is eventually likely to have that effect. We propose through the definition of disability clause in the draft Disability Discrimination Bill to extend the current definition of disability in the Act for the progressive conditions of HIV infection, cancer and multiple sclerosis to anyone who has that condition whether or not it has an effect on normal day-to-day activities; although there is a power which could be used to exclude cancers which do not require substantial treatment. The provisions relating to HIV infection and cancer follow recommendations by the Disability Rights Task Force. The extension for multiple sclerosis followed consideration of case law. No conditions already covered by the 1995 Act would be excluded by means of the draft Disability Discrimination Bill.

Legislation

Draft Disability Discrimination Bill

Date

5 February 2004

Reference

417 c1056W; 152568;152569

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

1st supplementary on registration of sites containing materials harmful to human health and disclosure of information on such materials.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

5 February 2004

Reference

417 c898

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many haemophiliacs in the United Kingdom have been treated in each year since 1975 for (a) hepatitis C and (b) CJD acquired from contaminated blood products. - Not available centrally.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 February 2004

Reference

417 c1063W; 146985

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many haemophiliacs died from blood product acquired infections in each year from 1975 to 1987. - Inc table and ref to 5 January 2004, 416 c191-2W.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 January 2004

For answer on

5 February 2004

Answered on

5 February 2004

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many haemophiliacs died from blood product acquired infections in each year from 1975 to 1987. [146986] Miss Melanie Johnson: Information on the number of haemophilia patients who have died from Hepatitis C from blood products is not collected. Information from the United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors Organisation show 212 patients with haemophilia have died from liver disease to January 2000. Viral inactivation of blood products and screening for HIV were first introduced in 1985. Information on the number of haemophilia patients who have died from HIV from blood products is not collected centrally. Figures provided by the Macfarlane Trust are only available from 1981, and are shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of patients 1981 1 1982 0 1983 1 1984 2 1985 13 1986 31 1987 40 Total 88 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. In my response to a question from the hon. Member on Monday 5 January 2004, Official Report, column 191-92W, the number of haemophilia patients infected with HIV/AIDS from infected national health service blood products, registered with the Macfarlane Trust and who died pre-1988 was listed as 87. The Macfarlane Trust has recently advised that the correct figure is in fact 88.

Date

5 February 2004

Reference

417 c1063-4W; 146986

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 13th January, Official Report, 416 c708-9W, what assessment he has made of the difference in costs between GM and animal insulins. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 February 2004

Reference

417 c1066W; 152391

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to tackle the effects of pollution from landfill sites.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

5 February 2004

Reference

417 c898; 152877

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the Urban Reinvention Programme's consultation process for closure proposals.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 2004

Reference

417 c883-4W;417 c880-1W; 150816

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment has been made of the use of telephone transferred charge calls to propogate unwanted pornographic messages; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 2004

Reference

417 c879-80W; 152541

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a statement on her Department's progress against its Public Service Agreement to raise significantly, year on year, the average time spent on sport and physical activity by those aged 5 to 16 years. - (Holding...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 February 2004

Reference

417 c812W; 151926

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will list the organisations and individuals consulted in the Permitted Development Order Review England, published in September 2003. (Review in Library Dep 04/290).

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 January 2004

Reference

417 c307-8W; 150999

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what additional consultation is required before progress can be made with the recommendations of the Permitted Development Order Review England, with respect to railway undertakings and telecommunications masts.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 January 2004

Reference

417 c308W; 151000

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the recommendations in Circular HSC2001/016:LAC(2001)23 have been met by local authorities; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to 'Making Change Happen' (HC 514) 2002 103, copy in Library.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 January 2004

Reference

417 c326-7W; 150098

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what definition of contiguous population is used by the Post Office for classification of post offices as urban for the purposes of closure; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 January 2004

Reference

416 c1043W;416 c1041W; 149213

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce an insurance scheme to cover domestic risks during times of terrorist attack.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 January 2004

Reference

416 c1028W;416 c1026W; 147886

House

House of Commons

Home Office

1st supplementary on difficulties encountered by a constituent whose papers were lost and untraceable for three weeks at the UK Passport Service.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

19 January 2004

Reference

416 c1068

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action he is taking to reduce passport fraud.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

19 January 2004

Reference

416 c1068; 148333

House

House of Commons

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