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Security: Olympic Games 2012
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department is taking to ensure the security of foreign dignitaries attending the London 2012 Olympics. [296228]
Mr. Hanson [holding answer 28 October 2009]: We adhere to our international legal obligations to implement appropriate security measures for all visits by foreign dignitaries to ensure their safety and dignity are not compromised. A security framework specifically for the Olympic and Paralympics games 2012 is being developed which builds on existing UK protective security measures, but we do not discuss the details of protection arrangements for public figures as to do so may compromise their safety.
UK Police Portal Team
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are employed in the UK Police Portal Team; and what the budget for the team has been in each year since its inception. [296361]
Mr. Hanson: The Police Portal Service ceased on 31 March 2007, consequently the UK Police Portal Team no longer exists. The total cost of the team prior to its disbandment was approximately £640,000 per annum.
Health
Cancer: Databases
Mark Simmonds: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) funding and (b) other support has been provided to the National Cancer Intelligence Network in each of the last three financial years. [296788]
Ann Keen: Funding for the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN), which was launched in June 2008, is included in the financial bundle allocated by the Department to NHS London. In 2008-09, NHS London set a budget of £320,000 for services performed by the NCIN. This budget has increased to £2.7 million for 2009-10.
The NCIN also receives funding for one targeted post from Cancer Research UK, and for another from the Medical Research Council, Oncore UK, National Cancer Research Network (NCRN) and Macmillan Cancer Research. The NCRN also co-funds a further post with the NCIN.
Mark Simmonds:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) public funding and (b) other support
has been provided to each of the cancer registries in each of the last three financial years. [296789]
Ann Keen: The following table shows the total amount of funding allocated by the Department to the Regional Directors for Public Health for cancer registry commitments for the last three financial years, 2007-08 to 2009-10.
Cancer: Health Services
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much Richmond and Twickenham Primary Care Trust spent per head on treating each type of cancer in each of the last five years; and how much on average each primary care trust spent on such treatment in each such year. [296223]
Ann Keen: A table showing Richmond and Twickenham Primary Care Trust's estimated expenditure per head on cancer and tumours for the last five available years, 2003-04 to 2007-08, as well as the estimated national average expenditure per head for the same years, has been placed in the Library. This table also provides details of the net expenditure on cancer and tumours at sub-category level for 2006-07 (the first year that this data were collected at sub-category level for a number of tumour types) and 2007-08.
Tables showing the net expenditure on cancer and tumours at sub-category level for 2006-07 and 2007-08 by each primary care trust (PCT) have also been placed in the Library. These tables show expenditure on each PCT's own local population.
The figures in these tables include primary prescribing but exclude General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services expenditure and any prevention-related expenditure, such as screening.
Care Quality Commission: Internet
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure the revision of the Care Quality Commission's website to make it more user-friendly. [296988]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: This is a matter for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) but they inform us that overall feedback about their website is positive, as measured through responses from individual users, via online surveys and through specific testing with people-public and professionals-who use its pages. Around 460,000 unique visitors used the site during Quarter 2 of 2009, spending more than eight minutes on average per visit. The site offers content in a range of accessible formats, including easy read, large print, British Sign Language and audio.
CQC believes there is always scope to improve the way it offers information about the quality of care services. With this in mind, improvements are planned to the site later this year. A major investment is planned for next year to make the most of the opportunity posed by the new registration system for health and adult social care providers.
We understand CQC have contacted the hon. Member for Eddisbury's office to seek specific feedback.
Childbirth
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of women giving birth in (a) the Vale of York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England did so at home in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. [291712]
Angela E. Smith: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what percentage of women giving birth in (a) the Vale of York, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England did so at home in (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. (291712)
The table attached provides the percentage of maternities that took place at home in (a) Vale of York parliamentary constituency, (b) North Yorkshire county, and (c) England for the years 2005 to 2008.
| Table 1: Percentage of maternities that took place at home, Vale of York parliamentary constituency, North Yorkshire county and England( 1) , 2005 to 2008( 2) | ||||
| Percentage | ||||
| Area | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| (1 )Based on boundaries as of 2009.( 2 )Figures are based on maternities in a given calendar year. | ||||
Childbirth: Greater London
Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women gave birth at (a) Barnet Hospital, (b) the Royal Free Hospital, (c) Northwick Park Hospital and (d) Chase Farm Hospital in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [296587]
Angela E. Smith: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your request Parliamentary question asking how many women gave birth at (a) Barnet Hospital, (b) the Royal Free Hospital, (c) Northwick Park Hospital and (d) Chase Farm Hospital in each of the last three years. (296587)
Figures for maternities by hospital have been compiled from birth registration data. The table below shows the number of maternities in 2006, 2007 and 2008 for the four hospitals requested, according to registration data. Information on place of birth is provided by the informant at registration rather than by the hospitals themselves.
| Maternities( 1) occurring in selected hospitals, 2006 to 2008 | |||
| Hospital | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| (1)A maternity is a confinement resulting in the birth of one or more live-born or stillborn children. | |||
Community Nurses
Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the average case load for district nurses (a) in each primary care trust area and (b) nationally in the latest period for which figures are available. [296009]
Ann Keen: Caseloads for district nurses are not determined centrally as this is an issue for commissioners and local managers who understand prevailing conditions and can take account of specific factors.
Community Nurses: Derbyshire
Natascha Engel: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many family nurse partnerships are in place in (a) Derbyshire and (b) North East Derbyshire constituency. [295945]
Ann Keen: There is one family nurse partnership in place in Derbyshire. This is the Derby City Family Nurse Partnership, which has been in place since April 2007.
Dental Services
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) staff of his Department and (b) specialist commissioned consultants worked in support of the Dental Access Programme in the latest period for which figures are available. [296219]
Ann Keen: Precise headcount figures are not available for either departmental staff or specialist commissioned consultants in regard to the Dental Access Programme. This is because the staff and some of the consultants support a range of activities in which the Dental Access Programme is only one element.
Dental Services: East of England
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of dentists in each county in the East of England undertake NHS work. [296168]
Ann Keen: Information on the number of practicing dentists who undertake only private practice is not collected centrally.
The numbers of dentists with national health service activity during the year ending 31 March 2009 are available in Table G1 of Annex 3 of the "NHS Dental Statistics for England: 2008-09" report. This report, published on 19 August 2009, has already been placed in the Library and is also available on the NHS Information Centre website at:
Information is provided for England and by strategic health authority (SHA) and primary care trust (PCT), but is not available by county.
For the year ending 31 March 2009, the numbers of dentists with NHS activity within the East of England SHA were as follows:
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