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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

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many motorists who were served with a fixed penalty notice for speeding in 2002-03 as a result of information recorded on speed cameras were subsequently informed that a mistake had been made and that no prosecution would result. -...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 September 2003

Reference

129770; 410 c808W;410 c805W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are taken at the British High Commission in Uganda to ensure fair access to the High Commission for those wishing to obtain visas for entry to the UK.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 September 2003

Reference

129639; 410 c791W;410 c788W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place for ensuring that motorists are not served with fixed penalty notices for speeding when the details of their vehicle are incorrectly recorded.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 September 2003

Reference

129782; 410 c808W;410 c805-6W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

Supplementary on foundation hospitals and whether the regulator should cap private health care with reference to Clause 15 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

16 September 2003

Reference

410 c702

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to produce a public information campaign to raise awareness of endometriosis.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 September 2003

Reference

124189; 410 c185-6W

House

House of Commons

BREAST CANCER IN THE OVER 50'S

That this House supports Breast Cancer's 80 over 50 breast awareness campaign; notes that 80 per cent. of breast cancer cases occur in women over the age of 50; notes that research undertaken by Breast Cancer Care and Boots the Chemist shows that older women have a low awareness of...

Primary sponsor

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

8 September 2003

Reference

1639

House

House of Commons

NETWORK RAIL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS MASTS

That this House notes the intention of Network Rail to continue their introduction of telecommunications masts up to 33 metres in height and requests that the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister makes clear his intention that rail undertakings will be required to seek full planning permission for masts on...

Primary sponsor

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

8 September 2003

Reference

1638

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to issue guidelines to health professionals to ensure early diagnosis of endometriosis.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

124190; 409 c932W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to ensure that (a) specialist care is available for endometriosis and (b) patient counsellors are available in (i) gynaecology wards and (ii) general practices.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

124187; 409 c931-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide further funding to enable research into endometriosis to progress. - Inc ref to 1 September 2003, 409 c932W.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

124188; 409 c932W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7th July 2003, 408 c647W, on robbery/burglary victims, how many injuries were sustained in muggings and robberies in each year. - Including tables.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 July 2003

For answer on

1 September 2003

Answered on

1 September 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2003, Official Report, column 647W, on robbery/ burglary victims, how many injuries were sustained in muggings and robberies in each year. [125796] Ms Blears: Data on the number of injuries sustained in muggings and robberies in the specified years is not published. However, the British Crime Survey (BCS) is able to provide trend estimates of the number of incidents of mugging and robbery in England and Wales (Table A), additionally the BCS also collects information on the proportion of violent incidents involving injury (Table B). Violent incidents from the BCS can be classified into a violence typology comprising domestic, mugging, stranger and acquaintance incidents. Violent crime from the BCS can also be separated into robbery, wounding, common assault, and snatch theft. The information regarding injuries sustained for this latter breakdown is not published prior to 2001-02 BCS interviews. Mugging is a popular rather than a legal term, comprising robbery, attempted robbery and snatch theft from the person. The BCS does not cover incidents against those aged under 16, nor those not living in private households. Table A: Trends in BCS incidents of robbery and mugging, 1998 BCS, 2000 BCS and 2001-02 BCS interviews Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1999 2001-02 BCS interviews Robbery 339 413 362 Mugging 423 472 441 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table B: Injuries sustained in muggings (1998 BCS, 2000 BCS and 2001-02 BCS interviews) and robbery (2001-02 BCS interviews) Percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Mugging Robbery 1998 2000 2001-02 2001-02 No physical injury 57 71 70 63 Minor bruise/black eye 24 14 15 18 Severe bruising 14 12 17 21 Scratches 7 10 6 7 Cuts 12 4 11 13 Broken bones 1 1 2 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Results for muggings should be treated with caution due to the small number of incidents. 2. More than one type of physical injury may have occurred. 3. More than one response was allowed.

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

125796; 409 c988-9W;409 c986W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the proportion of children and teenagers who smoke. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 June 2003

For answer on

16 July 2003

Answered on

16 July 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the proportion of children and teenagers who smoke. [121353] Miss Melanie Johnson: The 1998 White Paper "Smoking Kills" set a target to reduce smoking among 11 to 15-year-olds from 13 per cent. in 1996 to 9 per cent. by 2010 with a fall to 11 per cent. by 2005. Among 11 to 15-year-olds, smoking prevalence has remained unchanged since 2000 at ten per cent. and we are on course to meet our target for reducing smoking. The information requested is shown in the tables. Prevalence of regular cigarette smoking among secondary school pupils aged 11 to 15, by gender England, 1996 to 2002 Percentages _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Boys 11 9 8 9 8 9 Girls 15 12 10 12 11 11 All pupils 13 11 9 10 10 10 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Regular smokers are those who smoke at least one cigarette a week, on average. Source: The Department of Health Statistical Press Notice "Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2002: Provisional Results" http://www.doh.gov.uk/public/spnmar03- smoking.htm Prevalence of smoking cigarettes among adults, aged 16-19 and gender, England 1996-2001 Percentages _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 11996 11998 21998 22000 22001 Men 25 30 30 30 24 Women 32 33 33 28 31 All Persons 29 31 31 30 28 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Unweighted 2 Weighted Notes: 1. Up until 2000, data on the prevalence on smoking from the General Household Survey were only available every two years. 2. Data for 1998 onwards were weighted to compensate for under- representation of people in some groups: earlier figures were based on unweighted data, and are not therefore directly comparable. 3. Respondents who answered "yes" to the question "Do you smoke cigarettes at all nowadays?" Source: Office for National Statistics: General Household Survey 2001, published as `Living in Britain: Results from the 2001 General Household Survey'. Available from the internet at: http:// www.statistics.gov.uk/lib2001/index.html.

Date

16 July 2003

Reference

121353; 409 c424W;409 c424-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 1st July, Official Report, 408 c232W, on knee and hip joints, what auditing procedures are in place for charges made to NHS and private patients for the parts used in knee and hip joint replacement operations.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 July 2003

Reference

124879; 409 c417W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of unmet need with respect to child and adolescent mental health services, broken down by (a) region and (b)strategic health authority; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures and fact that the information...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 July 2003

Reference

124921; 409 c230W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment has been made of the reasons why local authorities make reciprocal arrangements to pay for (a) nursery and (b) childcare facilities.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 2003

Reference

121264; 409 c95W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he will take to ensure that information collected about patients as part of the charging policy on insurance payments within foundation hospitals (a) will not be passed to other agencies and (b) will meet the requirements of the Data Protection...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 July 2003

Reference

121646; 408 c1008W;408 c1006-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures are in place to prevent discrimination in the treatment of older people with breast cancer.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 July 2003

Reference

124372; 408 c1001W;408 c999W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding was available for research into a cure for myeloma in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement about future funding. - Including figures and fact that recently management of the research supported by these...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 June 2003

For answer on

8 July 2003

Answered on

8 July 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding was available for research into a cure for myeloma in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement about future funding. [122028] Miss Melanie Johnson: The main Government agency for research into the causes of and treatments for disease is the Medical Research Council (MRC) which receives its funding from the Department of Trade and Industry via the Office for Science and Technology. The MRCs expenditure on research on myeloma is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year £ 1998-99 410,000 1999-2000 390,000 2000-01 360,000 2001-02 420,000 2002-03 not available _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The MRC has also supported two major myeloma studies: Myeloma VII and Myeloma VIII. Because the MRC has changed the way in which information is kept about funding of trials, the figures in the table do not include spend on these two studies. The MRC has recently awarded £1 million to the Myeloma IX trial involving 1,600 patients. This trial will evaluate a number of different therapies and modalities of treatment used and being developed for myeloma, to provide information on their impact on response rates, survival and quality of life. The MRC funds a considerable amount of basic underpinning research which is excluded from site- specific figures. As a guide, the MRC spent £75 million on cancer research in 2001-02. In addition, research classified as undertaken in one site may well have implications in another--leukaemia would be a relevant example in the case of myeloma. The Department of Health meets the national health service support costs of research funded by the MRC and research charities. In 2000-01, an estimated £73.2 million was spent on cancer research through research and development allocations to NHS organisations. Management of the research supported by these allocations is devolved and expenditure at project level is not held centrally by the Department.

Date

8 July 2003

Reference

122028; 408 c780W;408 c777-8W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of (a) serious injury and (b) death there have been involving victims of (i) robbery and (ii) burglary in each of the past five years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 June 2003

For answer on

7 July 2003

Answered on

7 July 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of (a) serious injury and (b) death there have been involving victims of (i) robbery and (ii) burglary in each of the past five years. [122111] Ms Blears: (a) Data on the number of cases of serious injury involving victims of (i) robbery and (ii) burglary are not held centrally. The British Crime Survey (BCS) collects some information on injuries sustained in violent incidents. Violent incidents from the BCS can be classified into a violence typology comprised of domestic, mugging, stranger and acquaintance incidents. Violent crime from the BCS can also be separated into robbery, wounding, common assault, and snatch theft. The information regarding injuries sustained for this latter breakdown is not published prior to 2001-02 BCSinterviews. Mugging is a popular rather than a legal term, comprising robbery, attempted robbery and snatch theft from the person. The BCS does not cover incidents against those aged under 16 or those not living in private households. Available information is given in the following table. Injuries sustained in muggings (1998 BCS, 2000 BCS and 2001/02 BCS interviews) Percentages _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1998 2000 2001-02 2001-02 Minor bruise/black eye 24 14 15 18 Severe bruising 14 12 17 21 Scratches 7 10 6 7 Cuts 12 4 11 13 Broken bones 1 1 2 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Results for muggings should be treated with caution due to the small number of incidents. 2. More than one type of physical injury may have occurred. 3. More than one response was allowed. (b) The numbers of deaths arising from robbery and burglary during the years 1997-98 to 2001-02 are itemised in the following table. Deaths involving victims of robbery and burglary 1997-98 to 2001-02 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Robbery 23 28 23 23 37 Burglary 13 13 9 3 12 Total 36 41 32 26 49 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Data as at 8 October 2002, figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and the courts, or as further information becomes available.

Date

7 July 2003

Reference

122111; 408 c647W;408 c645-6W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average number of calls to the public helpline from those applying for or querying tax credits was each week in the past two months. - Includes table. (Holding answer 12 May 2003).

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 June 2003

For answer on

7 July 2003

Answered on

7 July 2003

Mr. Howard: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many calls have been fielded by the working tax credit and child tax credit helpline in each month since April 2002. [111381] Mr. Webb: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answers of 10 February 2003, Official Report, column 616W, on the tax credit helpline, if he will estimate the number of (a) calls received and (b) calls handled by the helpline in (i) February, (ii) March and (iii) April. [112724] Mr. Lidington: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many calls to the Inland Revenue's children's tax credit helpline have been abandoned (a) in total and (b) in each week since 1 April 2003. [118036] Mrs. Calton: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average number of calls to the public helpline from those applying for or querying tax credits was each week in the past two months. [119513] Dawn Primarolo: [holding answer 12 may 2003]: The following table shows the number of calls to the child and working tax credits helpline for Great Britain that were (i) received, (ii) handled and (iii) abandoned in each month since January 2003. These figures are based on a common set of definitions and are the final figures for these. Calls to the GB child and working tax credit helpline received, handled and abandoned, January to May 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (i) Received 1 (ii) Handled 2 (iii) Abandoned 3 January 2003 851,851 771,464 80,387 February 2003 1,168,131 956,817 211,314 March 2003 2,486,846 1,701,266 785,580 April 2003 2,509,486 1,767,710 741,776 May 2003 1,999,973 1,679,627 320,346 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Where the caller selected an option from the call steering menu and was put in a queue to speak to an adviser. 2 Where the caller spoke to an adviser. 3 That is, received but not handled.

Date

7 July 2003

Reference

119513; 408 c584-5W;408 c582-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what arrangements are made for consultants carrying out private work in NHS hospitals to reimburse the NHS for NHS-paid-for parts and materials from NHS stores.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 2003

Reference

122889; 408 c656-7W;408 c654-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were diagnosed in (a) England, (b) each region and (c) each LEA as being clinically obese in each of the last 10 years. - Inc figures and fact that figures are not available.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 July 2003

Reference

121063; 408 c543-4W;408 c543W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of delays in the diagnosis of myeloma. - Inc figures and ref to www.doh.gov.uk/cancerwaits.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 July 2003

Reference

122027; 408 c541W;408 c540-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of (a) men and (b) women were classified as (i) obese and (ii) overweight in each year since 1980. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 June 2003

For answer on

4 July 2003

Answered on

4 July 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of (a) men and (b) women were classified as (i) obese and (ii) overweight in each year since 1980. [121064] Miss Melanie Johnson: Figures for all years since 1980 are not available but the table shows estimates from a population survey, the Health Survey for England, from 1991, when the survey began. Although earlier surveys have information on overweight and obesity comparisons are difficult because of different survey methodologies. The Health Survey covers ages 16 and over. Body mass index(BMI), 1991-2001--Aged 16 and over--BMI (kg/m2) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Obese (%) Overweight (%) Men 1991-921 12.0 42.0 1993 13.2 44.4 1994 13.8 44.3 1995 15.3 44.0 1996 16.4 44.6 1997 17.0 45.2 1998 17.3 45.5 1999 18.7 43.9 2000 21.0 44.5 2001 21.0 46.6 Women 1991-921 16.0 29.0 1993 16.4 32.2 1994 17.3 31.4 1995 17.5 32.9 1996 18.4 33.6 1997 19.7 32.8 1998 21.2 32.1 1999 21.1 32.8 2000 21.4 33.8 2001 23.5 32.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The samples sizes in 1991 and 1992 were smaller than in subsequent years and for reporting purposes the estimates from both years were combined.

Date

4 July 2003

Reference

121064; 408 c544W;408 c543-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the availability of hydrotherapy treatment for MS sufferers; and if he will make a statement. - Inc fact that we do not hold information centrally on the availability of these therapies.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 July 2003

Reference

122800; 408 c489W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the safety of the drug Seroxat. - Includes ref to 406 c42-3WS, 10 June 2003.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 July 2003

Reference

115789; 408 c354W;408 c348W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment has been made of the risks from Seroxat to adults suffering from depression. - Including ref to 20 June 2003, 407 c488-9W.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 July 2003

Reference

121263; 408 c234W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how NHS hospitals, carrying out private treatment for the replacement of knee and hip joints, account for the parts used for (a) private treatment and (b) NHS treatment.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 July 2003

Reference

121645; 408 c232W;408 c232-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail signalling masts of 15 metres and over are planned by Network Rail in each region. - Including ref to 19 May 2003, 405 c545-6W.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 June 2003

Reference

121832; 408 c4-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the administrative costs of the Welfare Foods Scheme; what assessment he has made of the take-up of the Welfare Foods Scheme; what assessment has been made of the likely take-up of schemes to provide Welfare Foods...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 June 2003

Reference

407 c835W;407 c839W; 120259;120260;120262;120263

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether events covered by a temporary event notice, as set out in the Licensing Bill, will be covered by fire and safety legislation.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 June 2003

Reference

119867; 407 c818W;407 c822W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a list of those focus groups consulted about the Healthy Start Initiative proposals, including (a) methods of recruitment, (b) reports of the meetings and (c) conclusions reached. - Includes ref to Annex A of the...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 June 2003

Reference

120261; 407 c829-30W;407 c833-4W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if he will broaden the remit of inquests so that coroners can take into account the influence of prescribed drugs in suicide.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 June 2003

Reference

119776; 407 c855W;407 c859W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the use of the appeals process by people to delay payments required of them by the Child Support Agency.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 June 2003

Reference

119523; 407 c838W;407 c842W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans there are to ensure that the costs to local authorities arising from the administration, inspection and enforcement of licences, as proposed in the Licensing Bill, are met (a) from the fees payable and (b) by direct central...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 June 2003

Reference

119863; 407 c817-8W;407 c821-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures will be put in place to ensure that licences issued under the terms of the Licensing Bill by one local authority will be recognised as valid by other local authorities.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 June 2003

For answer on

25 June 2003

Answered on

25 June 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what measures will be put in place to ensure that licences issued under the terms of the Licensing Bill by one local authority will be recognised as valid by other local authorities. [119868] Mr. Caborn: Personal licences must be issued by all licensing authorities in accordance with the provision of the Bill. Further, regulations made by the Secretary of State will prescribe a standard form for a personal licence. No discretion is given to a licensing authority to reject the validity of a personal licence properly issued by any licensing authority. The Government are also committed to setting up a central licensing register, which would allow licensing authorities to check the issue of a personal licence with another licensing authority. Work with local authorities and other key partners to set up such a database is in hand and we will drive the work forward in parallel with the Bill to ensure that a database is available at the earliest opportunity. A premises licence is also granted in accordance with the provisions of the Bill by the licensing authority in whose area the premises is situated. The form of a premises licence will also be prescribed by the Secretary of State in regulations. The issue of recognition of the validity of a premises licence by another licensing authority may only arise when premises straddle the area of more than one authority. If the other authority made relevant representations on an application for a premises licence, and is aggrieved by the licensing authorities decision, it may appeal that decision to the magistrate's court.

Legislation

Licensing Bill (HL) 2002/03

Date

25 June 2003

Reference

119868; 407 c818W;407 c822W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what measures will be put in place to ensure that the enforcement of the terms of licences issued under proposals in the Licensing Bill will not increase the burden on police officers.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 June 2003

Reference

119869; 407 c818-9W;407 c822-3W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are taken to ensure that claimants for tax credits whose claims have not been settled are told how to obtain interim payments. - Inc ref to 404 c53-69, 28 April 2003, and 406 c120-2WH, 4 June 2003.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 June 2003

Reference

119515; 407 c726-7W;407 c730-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to require the disclosure of company drug trial results.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 June 2003

Reference

119775; 407 c716W;407 c720W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to reduce the number of women in prison for non-violent offences; what plans he has to reduce re-offending among women released from prison; whether it is his policy to reduce the female prison population; what assessment...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 June 2003

For answer on

24 June 2003

Answered on

24 June 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what plans he has to reduce the number of women in prison for non-violent offences; [119980] (2) what plans he has to reduce re-offending among women released from prison; [119981] (3) whether it is his policy to reduce the female prison population; [119982] (4) what assessment has been made of the scope for the awarding of non-custodial sentences for women who are mothers. [120019] Paul Goggins: The significant increase in the female prison population, and the wider consequences of this in terms of disruption to their families, particularly their children, underlines the importance of responding specifically to the particular needs and characteristics of women offenders. We are taking forward the Women's Offending Reduction Programme over the next three years in order to promote a more distinct response to the range of factors that have an impact on why women offend, and encourages joint working between departments, agencies and other relevant organisations. A primary focus will be on improving community based interventions that are better tailored to the needs of women, and encouraging greater use of community disposals to ensure that custody is only used for women offenders who really need to be there. It is, of course, for the courts to decide what sentence is appropriate in individual cases, but we intend to support and encourage greater use of community sentences for women by making sure that there is a comprehensive package of community interventions and services to meet their particular needs, including child care facilities, safe housing, drug treatment or mental health services. We will continue to ensure that the courts are made fully aware of the community options that are available. We are also introducing new sentencing powers in the Criminal Justice Bill that will allow offenders on short custodial sentences to focus their rehabilitative work in the community, enabling them to maintain family ties and employment. The Criminal Justice Bill will introduce `Custody minus', under which offenders will have a custodial sentence of under 12 months suspended providing they follow set requirements in the community, breach of which would return them to prison. There is a new sentence of intermittent custody, under which offenders can spend part of the week in custody and part `on licence' in the community. One of the pilots for this sentence will be at a women's prison, Her Majesty's Prison Morton Hall. Intermittent Custody will provide an alternative to full-time custody for suitable offenders and will enable them to serve their sentence in a way which dovetails more closely with their personal circumstances. For women who do need to be held in custody, resettlement is a vital element of the Women's Offending Reduction Programme. More effective re-integration into the community for women prisoners on release should have a positive impact on re-offending rates. The implementation of the Women's Estate resettlement strategy will ensure that women are kept as close to home as possible, that good family ties are maintained to minimise the impact on children separated from their mothers, and necessary local community links are made to meet the range of women's resettlement needs.

Date

24 June 2003

Reference

407 c731-2W;407 c735-6W; 119980;119981;119982;120019

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department monitors compliance by PCTs with the requirement that funds are made available for the implementation of NICE guidance not later than three months after issue; and if he will make a statement; what further plans he has to address...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 June 2003

For answer on

23 June 2003

Answered on

23 June 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how his Department monitors compliance by PCTs with the requirement that funds are made available for the implementation of NICE guidance not later than three months after issue; and if he will make a statement; [119669] (2) what further plans he has to address the local variations in prescribing atypical antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of people with schizophrenia; and if he will make a statement; [119670] (3) what measures are being taken to increase the number of primary care trusts who are implementing the National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidance on HTA; [119674] (4) what estimate he has made of the number of people who do not have access to the most modern drugs to treat schizophrenia as set out in the National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidance of June 2002. [119675] Ms Rosie Winterton: The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued guidance on the use of newer (atypical) antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia in June 2002. It is recommended that atypical antipsychotics should be considered as options for the treatment of schizophrenia. The clinician responsible for prescribing the medication should do so following appropriate assessment of the patient and taking into account the views of the patient (or their advocate if appropriate), and the relative benefits and side effects. The statistics currently available on the use of atypical antipsychotics indicate a continuing rise in the prescribing of these products, but no estimates are available of the number of patients who may not be receiving treatment in accordance with NICE guidance. National health service bodies are under a statutory obligation to fund treatments recommended in NICE technology appraisals. We expect primary care trusts (PCTs) to meet their statutory obligations, and strategic health authorities to follow up any allegations of non- compliance. We last reminded PCTs of their obligations in guidance published in January 2003.

Date

23 June 2003

Reference

407 c580W;407 c584W; 119669;119670;119674;119675

House

House of Commons

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