Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding he has made available for research into neurofibromatosis type 1 in the last five years.
Answered by George Freeman
Expenditure by the Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) on neurofibromatosis type 1 research through research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships is shown in the following table.
£ million
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including neurofibromatosis type 1. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. In all disease areas, the amount of NIHR funding depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the effect of neurofibromatosis type 1.
Answered by Norman Lamb
NHS England does not allocate funding to specific services; information broken down to this level is not collected.
There are currently no plans for awareness raising activity in relation to neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), which is an inherited condition. Information for the public on the diagnosis and treatment of NF1 can be found on the NHS Choices website, which sets out the key signs and symptoms of the condition, including: coffee colored patches on the skin, two or more neurofibromas (bumps on or under the skin); bone defects, such as bowing of the lower leg; and, a family history of NF1. The NF1 webpages can be viewed at the following link:
www.nhs.uk/conditions/Neurofibromatosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Further information can be found on the Neuro Foundation web site www.nfauk.org, or for general practitioners and other health professionals, on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence website:
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unresolved immigration cases there are relating to people currently residing in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency.
Answered by James Brokenshire
According to internal management information, as at 30 September 2014 the Home Office was dealing with 30 unresolved asylum and immigration cases relating to individuals with an address located in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received from claimants about lack of access to telephone lines within jobcentres for claims to be made and queries to be answered.
Answered by Esther McVey - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The Digital Jobcentres project is modernising the Jobcentre digital infrastructure by delivering WiFi and public computers across the Jobcentre network.
We now take over 80 per cent of new Jobseeker’s Allowance claims on line and the majority of jobs are also available on the internet. Therefore the use of Customer Access Phones has significantly reduced. However, claimants who require access to a phone in connection with their benefit or job search will still be given access to a telephone in a Jobcentre.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Mexican government about human rights in that country.
Answered by Lord Swire
We regularly discuss human rights with the Mexican authorities, through our Embassy in Mexico and at Ministerial level. During my visit to Mexico in November, I discussed the human rights situation. I have also subsequently raised the issue with visiting Mexican Ministerial counterparts.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent meetings he has had with representatives of the Cuban government.
Answered by Lord Swire
I visited Cuba from 29 October to 1 November and met Cuban Vice-President Cabrisas, Foreign Minister Rodriguez and Trade and Investment Minister Malmierca. I also met the Cuban Deputy Ministers for agriculture, energy, trade and investment, tourism, health and foreign affairs. In my meetings, I discussed our bilateral relationship, including issues related to trade and investment, foreign affairs, human rights, tourism and co-operation in the fight against Ebola. I also signed three Memoranda of Understanding with the Cuban Government, covering foreign policy, trade and investment and sport. I agreed that a British trade delegation should visit Cuba later this year to explore opportunities for foreign investors to help with Cuba’s economic development.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on co-ordination of inquiries into historic child sexual abuse.
Answered by Baroness Featherstone
The Home Secretary has spoken with her ministerial colleagues in the Scottish Government about coordination of their Inquiry with the Independent Panel Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales. The details of how this
will work in practice will be a matter for the Inquiry to determine going forward.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for personal independence payments by residents of Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency have not been resolved within a six month period.
Answered by Mark Harper - Secretary of State for Transport
Information on personal independence payment cases registered and cleared below national level has been published and is available in the data tables which accompany the most recent release of statistics on 17 December 2014: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-april-2013-to-october-2014
The Department intends to release PIP clearance times and waiting/outstanding times statistics for the first time in March 2015, with the release pre-announced in line with UK Statistics Authority release protocols.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's guidance is on recommended response times to correspondence to Ministers from hon. Members.
Answered by Steve Webb
The Department for Work and Pensions aims to reply to 90 per cent of correspondence to Ministers from hon. Members within 20 working days.
Asked by: Cathy Jamieson (Labour (Co-op) - Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average response time has been for each Minister in his Department to correspondence from hon. Members in each month of the last two years.
Answered by Steve Webb
The Cabinet Office publishes information on the performance of Departments and agencies on handling correspondence from hon. Members and peers annually by way of a written statement.
The information for the last two years that is available, 2012 and 2013, is in the Official Report 13 May 2013: Column 23WS and 13 May 2014: Column 17WS