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Mr Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment his Department has made of the number of patients who had to wait more than 48 hours to be dispensed medicines after presenting prescriptions to a pharmacy or dispensing doctor in the latest period for which figures are available; [4585]
(2) what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the wholesale and retail pharmaceutical sector of manufacturers' quotas for the supply of medicines and drugs in England. [4700]
Mr Simon Burns: We are aware of various issues that are causing supply difficulties and delays to the dispensing of some medicines and manufacturers. Wholesalers and pharmacists are making additional efforts to ensure patients get their medicines when they need them. While no assessment has been made of the number of patients affected by these issues, the Department continues to work collaboratively with supply chain organisations to explore further measures to help alleviate the situation.
Chris Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of newly-diagnosed patients with stomach cancer who are recommended for treatment; and if he will make a statement; [5131]
(2) how many people were diagnosed with stomach cancer in the last year for which figures are available; and of those how many people were (a) tested for HER2 positive status and (b) found to be HER2 positive. [5132]
Mr Burstow: The latest available figures for newly diagnosed cases of stomach cancer are for the year 2007, in which 6,330 people were diagnosed. In 2008-09, the number of finished admission episodes (FAEs) where the primary diagnosis was stomach cancer was 22,251.
An FAE is the first period of in-patient care under one consultant within one health care provider. FAEs are counted against the year in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of in-patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
It is for individual clinicians to recommend appropriate treatments for patients based on the available evidence. To assist clinicians, in 2001 the Department published "Improving Outcomes in Upper Gastro-intestinal Cancers", which set out recommendations on how services for
patients with upper gastro-intestinal cancers, including stomach cancer, should be organised in order to ensure the best outcomes.
The information is not held in the format requested. Information concerning the proportion of newly diagnosed stomach cancer patients who are recommended for treatment is not collected centrally, and neither is information concerning how many people diagnosed with stomach cancer in the latest year for which figures are available were tested for HER2 positive status and were found to be HER2 positive.
Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much funding his Department has allocated for the implementation of the National Stroke Strategy in 2010-11; [5149]
(2) whether he expects changes to be made to the level of funding for the implementation of the National Stroke Strategy in 2010-11. [5150]
Mr Simon Burns: Funding of the stroke strategy has largely been provided through primary care trust baseline allocations which were increased to take account of the demands of implementation. It is for the national health service locally to decide how best to invest resources to meet the strategy's objectives. When the strategy was published, additional central funding was also made available. Of this, £34 million is earmarked for 2010-11 and currently there are no plans to increase or decrease this.
Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department plans to publish an evaluation of the progress made on implementing the National Stroke Strategy. [5151]
Mr Simon Burns: Progress with implementation of the stroke strategy is kept under review. In February, the National Audit Office published a comprehensive report on the progress in improving stroke care following the 2007 stroke strategy and this gives the information we need at this point in time. Options for a longer evaluation will be considered in due course.
Lisa Nandy: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which (a) Ministers and (b) officials within his Department have met the Business Services Association since his appointment. [5258]
Mr Prisk: I have not met the Business Services Association since I took office; Ceri Smith, Director of this Department's Business Environment and Growth Directorate, met the Association on 26 May.
Kerry McCarthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) with reference to the letter to hon. Members from the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning dated 21 June 2010, which colleges will receive a share of the renewal grant; [5019]
(2) with reference to the letter to hon. Members from the Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning dated 21 June 2010, which colleges will be entitled to apply for a share of the enhanced renewal grant. [5020]
Mr Hayes: There are 158 colleges eligible to receive a share of the renewal grant. These colleges are listed as follows. These very same colleges are also eligible to apply for a share of the enhanced renewal grant.
Abingdon and Witney College
Accrington and Rossendale College
Amersham and Wycombe College
Askham Bryan
Aylesbury College
Barking College
Barnfield College
Basingstoke College of Technology
Bedford College
Bexley College
Bicton College
Blackburn College
Blackpool and the Fylde College
Boston College, Lincolnshire
Bournemouth and Poole Further Education College
Bradford College
Bridgwater College
Brockenhurst College
Brooklands College
Brooksby Melton College
Burton College
Bury College
Cambridge Regional College
Capel Manor College
Carlisle College
Carshalton College
Central Bedfordshire College
Chelmsford College
Chesterfield College
Chichester College
Cirencester College
City College Brighton
City College Plymouth
City of Bath College
City of Sunderland College
City of Wolverhampton College
Cleveland College of Art and Design
College of Harringey, Enfield and North East London
College of West Anglia
Craven College
Dearne Valley College
Derwentside College
Dudley College
Eastleigh College
Fareham College
Farnborough College of Technology (FCOT)
Fircroft College of Adult Education
Grantham College
Greenwich Community College
Grimsby Institute
Guildford College of Further and Higher Education
Hackney Community College
Halesowen College
Harlow College
Harrow College
Hartpury College
Havering College of Further Education
Henley College, Coventry
Hereford College of Arts
Hereward College, Coventry
Hillcroft College
Hopwood Hall College
Hugh Baird College
Hull College
Huntingdonshire Regional College
Isle of Wight College
Joseph Priestley College
Kensington and Chelsea College
Kidderminster College
Kingston College
Kingston Maurward College
Knowsley Community College
Lakes College West Cumbria
Lancaster and Morecambe College
Leeds College of Art and Design
Leeds College of Building
Leek College of Further Education and School of Art
Lewisham College
Lincoln College
Loughborough College
Lowestoft College
Mary Ward Centre (The)
Mid Cheshire College
Milton Keynes College
Morley College
Moulton College
Myerscough College
New College Nottingham
New College Stamford
New College Swindon
Newbury College
Newham College of Further Education
Northern College for Residential Adult Education
PETROC (new name for North and East Devon Colleges)
North East Surrey College Of Technology (Nescot)
North East Worcestershire College
North Hertfordshire College
North Lindsey College
North Nottinghamshire College
North Warwickshire and Hinckley College
Northbrook College
Northumberland College
Norton Radstock College
Norwich City College
Oaklands College
Otley College
Oxford and Cherwell Valley College
Peterborough Regional College
Plymouth College of Art and Design
Preston College
Redbridge College
Richmond Adult Community College
Richmond upon Thames College
Riverside College Halton
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology
Royal Forest of Dean College
Runshaw College
Ruskin College
Salford College
SEEVIC (Essex)
Shipley College
Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology
South Downs College
South Nottingham
South Staffordshire College
South Tyneside College
South Worcestershire College
Southgate College
Southport College
Southwark College
Sparsholt College
Stafford College, Staffordshire
Stanmore College
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