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Product development work carried out by manufacturers since this data was published may have changed the fat content of currently available commercial products.

Community Hospitals

Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of the Productive Community Hospital project commissioned by the NHS Institute from CHKS Ltd.; when she expects to publish the report produced by CHKS; which community hospitals were found by the project not to have been visited by trust chief executives; and by what criteria the 30 community hospitals in phase three of the project were selected. [137135]

Andy Burnham: The value of the contract held between the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (NHSII) and CHKS Ltd. is £20,000. The report from CHKS has already been published and is available from the NHSII website at www.institute.nhs.uk/productivecommunityhospital. The selection criteria for the 30 hospitals participating in the focused survey can be found on page 12 of the full report. It is not possible to list the community hospitals that were not visited by trust chief executives as the research was conducted in confidence and releasing this information would violate the agreement that CHKS Ltd. had with participating hospitals.

Contraception: Young People

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research her Department (a) has undertaken, (b) plans to undertake and (c) has evaluated on the effectiveness of use of the morning after pill in reducing teenage pregnancies; how many and what percentage of teenagers requesting the morning after pill in the last 12 months were using (i) condoms and (ii) combined pill contraception at the time of conception; and if she will make a statement. [136799]

Caroline Flint: No research has been commissioned or planned in this specific area. Given the complex set of factors that influence young people's sexual behaviour and outcomes, it is not possible to attribute reductions in teenage pregnancy rates to a single intervention or measure. International evidence from countries with low teenage pregnancy rates indicates that a multi-faceted strategy needs to be in place, providing comprehensive programmes of sex and relationships education, easy access to contraceptive and sexual health advice for sexually active young people and support for parents to have open and honest discussions with their children about sex and relationships. This is the basis for our strategy which, since its launch, has resulted in a reduction of 11.8 per cent. in the under-18 conception rate, to its lowest level for over 20 years.

The information relating to the percentage of teenagers requesting emergency hormonal contraception who are already using other methods of contraception is not collected centrally.


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Deep Vein Thrombosis

Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if her Department will commission research on deep vein thrombosis experienced by people travelling on long distance coach journeys to and from all-seater sporting venues. [137878]

Caroline Flint: No. We know from research funded in part by the Department and by the Department of Transport that all forms of travel involving a journey of four hours or more leads to an increase in the risk of blood clots forming in the veins of the legs.

Departmental Expenditure

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her Department's total expenditure has been in each of the last three years on (a) newspapers, magazines and periodicals, (b) landscape gardening and flora and (c) (i) stationery and (ii) promotional merchandise branded with the name of the Department. [118167]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department's library service is responsible for the central purchasing of newspapers, magazines and periodicals for library use and retention by individual units. Suppliers who have been chosen by competitive tendering every three to five years are used.

Expenditure details are kept on a central system but it does not differentiate between expenditure on newspapers, magazines and periodicals.

Total expenditure for the financial years 2004-05 to 2006-07 is:

£

2004-05

380,025

2005-06

395,148

2006-07

350,930


The Department's expenditure on landscaping and flora for the period 2004-2006 is set out as follows:

£

2004

13,445.35

2005

13,714.26

2006

14,405.28


The Department’s total spend on stationery for the period 2004-05 to 2006-07 is as follows:

£

2004-05

915,383.86

2005-06

1,619,021.35

2006-07

623,338.21


The Department does not provide materials for the purpose of promoting the Department itself, therefore there are no figures available centrally. However, individual projects and programmes within the Department may occasionally produce materials to promote their aims and objectives which are branded with the Department's logo.


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Departmental Gifts

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what gifts have been received by (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in her Department in each financial year since 1997-98; on what date each gift was given; what the estimated cost was of each gift; and who the (i) donor and (ii) recipient was in each case. [118159]

Ms Rosie Winterton: This Government publishes an annual list of gifts received by Ministers valued at more than £140. The first list was published in 2003 and covered the period from 2001 to 2003. Since then lists have been published annually. Previous lists are available in the Library. Information for 2006-07 is currently being collected and will be published soon.

Information related to gifts received by Ministers since 2001 is published on the Cabinet Office website at:

The other information requested from 1997 is not available.

Departments: Consultants

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether her Department has required any of the management, IT or other consultants involved in the Medical Training Application Service to repay any fees or expenses. [137150]

Ms Rosie Winterton: This matter is under review.

Departments: Delivery Unit

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which projects in her Department the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit has assessed in the last 12 months. [137069]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: In the last 12 months, the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit has assessed the following Department of Health projects: 18 weeks, choice of four providers, practice-based commissioning, the overall NHS reform programme, childhood obesity, child and adolescent mental health services, and primary care trust capability.

Departments: Disciplinary Proceedings

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many grievance procedures have been initiated in her Department in the last 12 months. [135156]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: 14 grievance procedures have been initiated in the Department in the last year.

Departments: Intimidation

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints of bullying have been investigated in her Department in the last 12 months; and how many complaints have been upheld. [134827]


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Mr. Ivan Lewis: In the last 12 months, there have been nine Fairness and Respect at Work cases in which bullying was raised. Although for some it was only part of the overall complaint.

Four cases, from those nine, have been completed and five are ongoing. In all four of the completed cases the claims of bullying were not upheld.

Departments: Sick Leave

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people took sick leave for stress in her Department in the last 12 months; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents. [135471]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: In the year ended 31 March 2007, 129 people were recorded on our sickness absence database as taking sick leave under a category defined as “mental health—including depression, anxiety and potential stress related problems.”

This represents 5.6 per cent. of the total staff number.

Departments: Sovereign Strategy

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials from her Department held with Sovereign Strategy in each year between 1997 and 2006. [136855]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: There have not been any meetings between departmental Ministers or permanent secretaries with Sovereign Strategy between 1997 and 2006. Information on meetings with all officials is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Departments: Training

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health where the combined Ministerial and Departmental Board Away Day, referred to in the minutes of the Departmental Management Board meeting of 5 October 2006 was held; and what the cost was of the away day. [137297]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The joint Ministerial and Departmental Management Board away day was held in Skipton House, one of the Department’s buildings in the London Estate. The total cost of the meeting was £3,687.

Departments: Westminster City Council

Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which grants for which her Department is responsible have been made to Westminster City council since 1997-98; and what the value was of each grant. [137761]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The grants made to Westminster City council in each year since 1997-98 by this Department, as recorded by the council in the Communities and Local Government Revenue returns, are as follows


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£000

1997-98

Social Services Training Support Programme

215

HIV and AIDS

800

Alcohol and Drug Misuse

56

Mental Illness

1,206

Guardians ad Litem

29

Community Care Special Transitional Grant

2,305

1998-99

Social Services Training Support Programme

196

AIDS Support

770

Drug and Alcohol Misusers

23

Mental Health

574

Community Care Special Transitional Grant

2,171

1999-2000

Social Services Training Support Programme

185

AIDS Support

810

Drug and Alcohol Misusers

17

Mental Health

1,225

Promoting Independence: Partnership

1,280

Promoting Independence: Prevention

121

Promoting Independence: Carers

137

Children's Services' (Quality Protects)

751

2000-01

Social Services Training Support Programme

322

AIDS Support

756

Drug and Alcohol Misusers

92

Mental Health

812

Promoting Independence: Partnership

2,606

Children’s Services (Quality Protects)

1,231

2001-02

Social Services Training Support Programme

332

AIDS/HIV Support

688

Mental Health

1,101

Promoting Independence

1,979

Promoting Independence: Carers

554

Children’s Social Services

3,016

2002-03

Social Services Training Support Programme

369

AIDS/HIV Support

547

Mental Health

1,013

Promoting Independence

1,150

Preserved Rights

2,906

Residential Allowance

606

Carers Grant

696

Young People’s Substance Misuse Planning

148

Performance Fund

302

Building Care Capacity

884

Children’s Social Services

5,131

Teenage Pregnancy Local Implementation

6

2003-04

Access and Systems Capacity

840

AIDS/HIV Support

489

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

353

Carers

614

Mental Health

1,354

Performance

498

Preserved Rights

3,456

Training Support

230

2004-05

Access and Systems Capacity

2,231

AIDS Support

442

Carers

776

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

498

Delayed Discharges

482

Human Resources Development Strategy

145

Mental Health

1,017

National Training Strategy

193

Preserved Rights

2,618

Residential Allowance

1,688

Training Support Programme

351

2005-06

Access and Systems Capacity

3,093

AIDS Support

397

Carers

1,296

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

608

Delayed Discharges

463

Human Resources Development Strategy

450

Mental Health

1,092

National Training Strategy

381

Preserved Rights

2,051

Residential Allowance

806

2006-07

Access and Systems Capacity

2,892

AIDS Support

397

Carers

1,261

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

827

Delayed Discharges

550

Human Resources Development Strategy

342

Mental Health

1,099

National Training Strategy

739

Preventative Technology

168

Preserved Rights

1,793


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