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Hospitals: Admissions
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault by (a) a sharp object and (b) a blunt object on school premises in each year since 1997; [317671]
(2) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault by bodily force on school premises in each year since 1997; [317669]
(3) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault of having been hit, struck, kicked, twisted or scratched by another person on school premises in each year since 1997; [317674]
(4) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an assault involving (a) a knife, (b) a sword and (c) a dagger on school premises in each year since 1997; [317677]
(5) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of gunshot wounds caused by (a) a rifle, (b) a shotgun and (c) a larger firearm on school premises in each year since 1997; [317682]
(6) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of an attack by a dog on school premises in each year since 1997; [317678]
(7) how many people of each age were admitted to hospital for injuries sustained as a result of gunshot wounds caused by a handgun on school premises in each year since 1997; [317680]
(8) how many people of each age have been admitted to hospital for injuries sustained by assault by (a) hanging, (b) strangulation and (c) suffocation on school premises in each year since 1997. [317683]
Ms Diana R. Johnson: I have been asked to reply.
Information on assaults which take place on school premises and result in hospital admission is not collected centrally.
NHS: Finance
Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether efficiency savings targets will be set for each strategic health authority for the purposes of making savings of between £15 and £20 billion between 2011 and 2014. [320122]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: There are no plans to set targets for individual strategic health authorities for this purpose.
Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust: Translation Services
Mr. Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on translation staff and services by Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust in each of the last three years. [319706]
Ann Keen: This information is not held centrally. However, it should be available directly from the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust.
Supranuclear Palsy
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department (a) has commissioned, (b) plans to commission and (c) has evaluated (i) UK-based and (ii) international research into causes of progressive supranuclear palsy; and if he will make a statement. [319760]
Gillian Merron: The Department's policy research programme is funding a £2 million long-term neurological conditions research initiative. The initiative is investigating the care needs and experiences of those living with neurological conditions. It includes a study focusing on the needs of people suffering from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).
The Medical Research Council is similarly funding a number of projects specifically concerned with PSP; and supports a broad portfolio of research relating to neurodegenerative disorders that includes two major projects that, whilst addressing the wider topic, specifically mention they are of relevance to PSP.
Swine Flu: Vaccination
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether those diagnosed with (a) myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and (b) symptoms associated with ME have automatic access to swine influenza vaccination. [319842]
Gillian Merron: Patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or chronic fatigue syndrome are not routinely included in the clinical risk groups for vaccination for H1N1 swine influenza. These conditions are not known to increase the severity or duration of community acquired infections, such as influenza. Therefore, these conditions are not routinely regarded as causing immunosuppression, which is one of the conditions in the clinical risk categories. However, general practitioners (GPs) should take into account the risk of influenza infection exacerbating any other underlying disease that a patient may have, as well as the risk of serious illness from influenza itself. GPs should consider on an individual basis the clinical needs of their patients.
Defence
Air Force: Military Aircraft
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many fixed wing aircraft were in the effective fleet in (a) 1997 and (b) 2010. [319494]
Mr. Quentin Davies: The following table shows the combined number of fixed wing aircraft of all three services that were planned to be in service at the end of March 1997 and the number of fixed wing aircraft in actual service at the end of January 2010.
| Role | March 1997 | January 2010 |
Since 1997 Sea Harrier and Jaguar aircraft have been withdrawn from service and Tornado F3 continues to drawdown. A number of Training and ISTAR aircraft types used in 1997 have either been replaced by contractor owned fleets or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles which are not included in the answer.
Deliveries are continuing of the more capable Typhoon aircraft and an additional C17 aircraft is on order. FSTA, A400M, Nimrod MRA4 and Joint Strike Fighter are planned to enter service over the next decade.
Armed Forces: Equal Opportunities
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's policy is on equal opportunities in the armed forces; how his Department implements that policy; and what assessment he has made of its effectiveness. [319929]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Equality and Diversity policy for the armed forces is set out in the Ministry of Defence Unified Diversity Strategy. This policy is implemented through the Department's published Equality and Diversity Scheme.
The Equality and Diversity Scheme which includes an action plan sets out how we intend to meet our statutory general and specific Race, Disability and Gender Equality Duties. This scheme demonstrates our continued commitment to our equality and diversity agenda, making equality and diversity integral to all our policies, functions and services. We publish an Annual Report against the scheme setting out the progress being made against the targets set out in the action plan.
Armed Forces: Training
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many training exercises originally planned for 2010 have been cancelled; and what the reasons are for each cancellation. [312661]
Bill Rammell: Success in Afghanistan is our main effort, and will remain our principal commitment for as long as it takes. Our approach at this time must be-and is-Afghanistan first. All exercises that better prepare our forces for operations in Afghanistan will continue but those exercises that are considered not to directly support our effort have been examined critically and, where appropriate, cancelled.
The following table advises those exercises that have been cancelled.
Jordan Express
Malaysian Express
Steppe Eagle
Cossack Steppe
French Connection
Tricolour
Asterix
Winged Star
Glow Worm/Rattlesnake
Gobi Dust
African Thorn
Oman Express
Bald Eagle
Chartered Flight
Citadel
Crown Eagle
Destier/Aurige
Devils Hat
Devils Horizon
First Eagle
First Rock
Guibert
Horizon
Kleiber
Gaulish
Longboat Warrior
Larksong Foxtrot
Marble Tor
Medoc
Modulex
Pathfinder
Pony Express
Ponte Vecchio/Tower Bridge
Readiness Challenge
Silver Eagle
Steam Drive
Top Kitten
Tunuk Warrior
Wet Gap
Work Sheet
Roman Eagle
Turtle Truss
Lion Sun 1
Lion Sun 2
Lion Star 1
Lion Star 2
Iron Ram/Ferro Ariete
Bass Rock
Anatolian Eagle 10
Green flag West 10-9
Torpedo Focus 10-3
Pitch Black
Bold Avenger 10
Exercise Blue Flag was cancelled by the host nation.
Exercise Rimpac 10 was cancelled due to the unavailability of an airframe which has been diverted to support operations.
Armed Forces: Vehicles
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) logistics and (b) engineering vehicles of each type were (a) in service and (b) available for operations on the latest date for which figures are available. [319488]
Mr. Quentin Davies: I am withholding the information on the numbers of vehicles available on operations for operational security reasons.
The Department holds a huge variety of logistics and engineering vehicles. For ease these have been grouped by role and category. The overall number of vehicles in service within each category are shown in the following table:
| Role | Total number in service |
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