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Work and Pensions
: Children: Maintenance
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will take steps to ensure that English wine is served exclusively or at the request of guests at meals, parties and receptions hosted by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [164298]
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Health
: Accident and Emergency Departments
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the 10 most frequent causes of repeat visits to accident and emergency wards were in the latest period for which figures are available; and what estimate has been made of the avoidable costs which accrued from such visits. [170538]
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Health
: Air Ambulance Services
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many air ambulances were operating in the UK in the latest period for which figures are available; what estimate he has made of their operating cost in that period; and how much of the cost was paid by the public purse; [170591]
(2) what the average annual staff cost was of an air ambulance in the latest period for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the average annual (a) insurance and (b) running costs of an air ambulance. [170974]
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Health
: Air Ambulance Services
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were airlifted by air ambulances in the last 12 months for which figures were available. [170593]
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Health
: Ambulance Services: Standards
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average response time was for (a) air ambulances and (b) road ambulances in areas in which air ambulances operated in the latest period for which figures are available. [170592]
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Health
: Departmental Consultants
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) for which of his Department’s programmes the total cost to date of employing consultants has surpassed £500,000; [170613]
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Health
: Departmental Cost Effectiveness
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on implementing savings under the Gershon programme; and how much was saved in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [170439]
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Health
: Emergency Services: Disciplinary Proceedings
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions emergency service personnel have been disciplined for misuse of blue lights in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [170542]
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Health
: General Practitioners: Publications
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS publications have been sent to general practitioners since May 2005. [170622]
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Health
: General Practitioners: Questionnaires
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which departmental questionnaires have been sent to general practitioners since May 1997. [170621]
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Health
: Health Hazards: Asbestos
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the likely cost of asbestos disposal in NHS properties in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. [170623]
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Health
: Hospital Wards: Closures
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many hospitals have closed wards since May 1997; and in which constituencies they are located; [170627]
(2) which hospitals have closed since May 1997, broken down by parliamentary constituency. [170628]
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Health
: NHS: Procurement
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions over the last 12 months NHS suppliers have been required to resupply stock at their own expense. [170615]
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Health
: NHS: Property
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS properties are vacant and awaiting final disposition. [170624]
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Health
: NHS: Repairs and Maintenance
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions NHS contractors have been required to provide repairs at their own expense over the last 12 months. [170539]
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Health
: Paramedical Staff: Private Sector
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on underwriting indemnity insurance for private sector paramedic providers; and if he will make a statement. [170544]
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Health
: Paramedical Staff: Private Sector
10 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on competition in service provision by paramedics; and if he will make a statement. [170545]
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Health
: Health Services: Foreigners
5 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many EU nationals were treated by the NHS in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [170655]
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Health
: Heart Diseases: Medical Treatments
5 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has assessed the cost effectiveness of existing technologies and approaches for treatment of end-stage heart failure in the UK; and if he will make a statement. [168316]
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Health
: Heart Diseases: Transplant Surgery
5 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what figures his Department holds on international 30-day mortality rates following heart transplants; and if he will make a statement. [168315]
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Health
: Heart Diseases: Transplant Surgery
5 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether his Department has recommended an upper limit for donor organ allowable ischaemic time to provide a safe time limit prospect for heart transplantation; and if he will make a statement; [168318]
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Health
: Tuberculosis: Foreigners
5 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many instances of tuberculosis were diagnosed in foreign nationals resident in the UK in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [170653]
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Health
: Heart Diseases: Transplant Surgery
4 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost of using beating heart transplant technology in transplant units for one year; and if he will make a statement. [168317]
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Health
: Organs: Donors
4 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are on the Register of Organ Donors. [168320]
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Duchy of Lancaster
: Russell Commission: Grants
3 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which organisations have received grants from the Russell Commission since March 2006; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of those grants in enabling organisations to increase volunteering by young people; and if he will make a statement. [170291]
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Transport
: Departmental Special Advisers
3 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport who the special advisers in her Department are; what expertise each has; and what the cost of employing them was in the latest year for which figures are available. [163425]
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Work and Pensions
: Incapacity Benefit: Overseas Residence
3 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many incapacity benefit recipients live outside the UK in a country where they can receive (a) index-linked benefit entitlement and (b) non-index-linked benefit entitlement. [163426]
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Health
: Departmental Alcoholic Drinks
3 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure that English wine is served exclusively or at the request of guests at meals, parties and receptions hosted by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [164291]
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Health
: Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
3 December 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health who the special advisers in his Department are; what expertise each has; and what the cost of employing them was in the latest year for which figures are available. [163407]
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Defence
: Military Aircraft
29 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) aircraft, broken down by type and (b) tanks were withdrawn from service in each year since 1997. [165066]
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Health
: Dental Services
29 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that patients are informed of their entitlement to treatment by an NHS dentist. [165279]
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Health
: Dental Services: Attendance
29 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many missed dental appointments there were in each primary care trust area in each year since 1997. [165280]
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Health
: Dentistry: Student Numbers
29 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many students (a) started and (b) graduated from dentistry courses in England in each year since 1997. [165281]
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Health
: Departmental Pay
29 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff in his Department received bonus payments in each of the last five years for which information is available; what proportion of the total work force they represented; what the total amount of bonuses paid has been; what the largest single payment was in each year; and if he will make a statement. [165278]
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Health
: Hospitals: Hygiene
29 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the likely effect of compulsory ward inspections on (a) hygiene standards and (b) infection rates in hospitals. [163405]
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Health
: Hospitals: Infectious Diseases
29 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of (a) methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, (b) vancomycin-intermediate staphylococcus aureus, (c) clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea, (d) vancomycin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and (e) glycopeptide-resistant enterococci were recorded in each hospital in England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [163401]
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Health
: NHS: Complaints
29 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints were made about services at each NHS trust in each of the last three years; and how many such cases resulted in litigation. [165276]
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Scotland
: Ministerial Policy Advisers
28 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland who the special advisers in his Department are; what expertise each has; and what the cost of employing them was in the latest year for which figures are available. [163419]
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Justice
: Departmental Alcoholic Drinks
28 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to ensure that English wine is served exclusively or at the request of guests at meals, parties and receptions hosted by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [164290]
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Health
: Heart Diseases: Transplant Surgery
28 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people are on the waiting list for heart transplant surgery; [168321]
(2) how many heart transplants were carried out in (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006. [168322]
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Health
: Heart Diseases: Transplant Surgery
28 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of hearts removed from donors (a) were transplanted into recipients, (b) reached their destination hospital within the safe limit of ischaemic time and (c) were not transplanted into recipients, in the latest period for which figures are available; [168323]
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Defence
: Ministerial Policy Advisers
27 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who the special advisers in his Department are; what expertise each has; and what the cost of employing them was in the latest year for which figures are available. [163397]
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Children, Schools and Families
: Departmental Alcoholic Drinks
27 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will take steps to ensure that English wine is served exclusively or at the request of guests at meals, parties and receptions hosted by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [164293]
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Treasury
: National Savings
27 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the value is of unclaimed assets in national savings accounts. [164124]
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Prime Minister
: Departmental Wines
26 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Prime Minister if he will take steps to ensure that English wine is served exclusively or at the request of guests at meals, parties and receptions hosted by his Office; and if he will make a statement. [164296]
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Home Office
: Departmental Wines
26 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will take steps to ensure that English wine is served exclusively or at the request of guests at meals, parties and receptions hosted by her Department; and if she will make a statement. [164287]
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Health
: Intensive Care
26 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many intensive care beds were available on average in each year since 1997; and what the average occupancy rates were. [166082]
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Health
: NHS: Procurement
26 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what contingency plans there are for national emergencies within the contract for supply chain logistics due to be managed by the Supply Chain Management Division of the NHS Business Service Authority; and if he will make a statement. [165277]
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Communities and Local Government
: Departmental Alcoholic Drinks
22 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will take steps to ensure that English wine is served exclusively or at the request of guests at meals, parties and receptions hosted by her Department; and if she will make a statement. [164300]
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Transport
: Departmental Alcoholic Drinks
22 November 2007
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will take steps to ensure that English wine is served exclusively or at the request of guests at meals, parties and receptions hosted by her Department; and if she will make a statement. [164297]
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