Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent to date by the West, North and East Cumbria Success Regime on legal fees.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The West, North and East Cumbria Success Regime has been established to help create the right conditions for high quality health and social care to develop in this area. Its aim is to secure improvement by introducing new care models where appropriate, developing leadership capacity and capability across the health system and ensuring collaborative working.
In 2015/16 the total expenditure on the West, North and East Cumbria Success Regime was £1.2 million. Of this, £774,000 was spent on consultancy services and a further £20,000 on legal advice.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent to date by the West, North and East Cumbria Success Regime.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The West, North and East Cumbria Success Regime has been established to help create the right conditions for high quality health and social care to develop in this area. Its aim is to secure improvement by introducing new care models where appropriate, developing leadership capacity and capability across the health system and ensuring collaborative working.
In 2015/16 the total expenditure on the West, North and East Cumbria Success Regime was £1.2 million. Of this, £774,000 was spent on consultancy services and a further £20,000 on legal advice.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the value of British goods that will be exported to non-EU destinations served by an expanded Heathrow Airport.
Answered by John Hayes
Expansion at Heathrow is expected to lead to 260,000 additional flights a year in 2040. While the department believes that trade benefits would come from airport expansion, the exact magnitude of these is uncertain. Indicative estimates of the trade impacts of airport expansion can be found in the Further Review and Sensitivities Report published as part of the Government’s announcement on its preferred scheme for airport expansion.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional passengers his Department estimates will travel (a) to and (b) from the North West using the international connections served by an expanded Heathrow Airport.
Answered by John Hayes
In 2040, compared to no expansion, around an extra 150,000 passengers could make one-way trips to, or from the North West using international connections offered by an expanded Heathrow. Approximately 120,000 of these additional trips would be to long haul destinations, and roughly 22,000 of these for business, rather than leisure.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic effects on the North of England of increased inbound tourism as a result of Heathrow Airport expansion.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
The Department for Transport has undertaken an economic assessment of the impact of a new runway at Heathrow at national level, taking account of all regions. People in the North of England can expect to take advantage of new destinations, extra seats and increased frequency of service created by increased capacity at Heathrow.
The Prime Minister's Tourism Action Plan, which features Transport as a key area, sets out how this Government plans to boost Tourism to the UK; and the Discover England Fund is creating world-class tourism products and experiences throughout the whole of England that will cater to the needs and aspirations of international visitors.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Children and Families Act 2014 statutory duty on schools to make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions is being implemented effectively.
Answered by Edward Timpson
I refer the Hon member to the answer given to PQ 51753.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Children and Families Act statutory duty on schools to make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions is being implemented effectively.
Answered by Edward Timpson
We know how important it is that children with medical conditions are supported to enjoy a full education. That is why we introduced a new duty to require governing bodies to make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions and have provided statutory guidance outlining schools’ responsibilities in this area.
Ofsted’s Common Inspection Framework requires inspectors, in making judgements, to pay particular attention to the outcomes of a range of groups of pupils, including those with medical needs.
In addition, we are working with organisations with experience in supporting children with medical conditions to help raise awareness of the duty.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to limit increases in the cost of student accommodation.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Higher education institutions (HEIs) in England are independent and autonomous bodies. They are responsible for the management of their own internal affairs, including the provision and administration of student residential accommodation.
This Department plays no direct role in the provision of student residential accommodation whether the accommodation is managed by universities or private sector organisations.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support the police and prison services in informing and reassuring the public in a timely manner during escape incidents.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
NOMS works closely with the police and Crown Prosecution Service to ensure escaped prisoners are arrested, returned to custody as soon as possible and prosecuted. Following an escape the police are notified immediately and will lead the investigation. Victims of the offence committed by the escaped prisoner who are registered with the Victim Support Service will be notified of the escape and the police may choose to publicise the details of the prisoners if this is beneficial to their investigation.
NOMS takes public protection and escapes from prison extremely seriously and an immediate investigation will be undertaken by NOMS following an escape and lessons learnt passed to all prisons.
Asked by: Jamie Reed (Labour - Copeland)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to maintain frontline police officer numbers in Cumbria under the revised funding formula.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
Reforming the police funding formula remains a key priority for this Government and we are engaging with the sector to look at the options for taking this work forward.
We are clear that the size and makeup of the police workforce and how they are deployed will remain local decisions for Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables.