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67W Written Answers 20 JUNE 2011 Written Answers 68W Departments and the Committee. The only change is in its designation, and by 2012 SaBTO will be designated a Department of Health expert committee. Scotland Tom Greatrex: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of contracts issued by (a) his Department and (b) agencies for which he is responsible were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises in (i) Scotland, (ii) South Lanarkshire and (iii) Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. [60202] Mr Simon Burns: For financial year 2010-11 the proportion of contracts awarded by the Department to small and medium-sized businesses which supplied addresses for Scotland was 1.1%. No contracts were awarded to such businesses which supplied addresses for the areas of South Lanarkshire or Rutherglen and Hamilton West. To conduct a similar search and analysis for the Department’s agency (the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) would incur a disproportionate cost due to the nature of their information technology systems. Southern Cross Healthcare Services: Care Homes Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with (a) local authorities and (b) the Care Quality Commission on ensuring appropriate standards of care in homes run by Southern Cross; and if he will make a statement. [61058] Paul Burstow: It is for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as regulator of health and social care services, to ensure that the care provided in all care homes meets essential standards of quality and safety. The CQC will pay particular attention to any care homes where there is a concern that quality may be at risk or inadequate. As I stated to the House on 16 June 2011, Official Report, column 928, I have asked the CQC to undertake additional inspections to address concerns arising from the 3,000 proposed job losses at Southern Cross. The Department is working closely with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, the Local Government Association, local authorities and the CQC to ensure that contingency plans are in place which will allow for the continuation of care under any eventuality. There are frequent discussions between the parties involved. Southern Cross Healthcare: Wales Jonathan Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on Southern Cross care homes. [59953] Paul Burstow: Departmental officials are in regular contact with their counterparts in the devolved Administrations regarding this issue. I have spoken with all United Kingdom Ministers responsible for the matter to ensure a consistent and effective response across the country. We will continue to talk as the need arises. I last had discussions with Gwenda Thomas, AM, Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services in the Welsh Government, on 14 June 2011. Tobacco Free Lancashire: Finance Mark Menzies: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding from the public purse was allocated to Tobacco Free Lancashire in financial year (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011-12 to date. [60952] Anne Milton: This information is not collected centrally. Tobacco Free Lancashire is a multi-agency group which includes representatives from primary care trusts, local authorities and fire services among others, who use their own existing resources to work on joint projects to tackle particular aspects of tobacco control locally. Transplant Surgery Margot James: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many (a) heart, (b) liver, (c) lung, (d) kidney and (e) other organ transplants were performed privately by each NHS foundation trust on patients from (i) the UK, (ii) the EU and (iii) outside the EU in the latest period for which figures are available; [60227] (2) how many NHS patients are on a waiting list for a (a) heart, (b) liver, (c) lung, (d) kidney and (e) other organ transplant. [60231] Anne Milton: Information is not held centrally on how many organ transplants were performed privately by each NHS foundation trust. The number of national health service patients on the national waiting list for a heart, liver, lung, kidney and other organ transplants is provided in the following table. Transplant type Total Kidney 6,445 Pancreas. 35 Kidney/pancreas 207 Pancreas islets 24 Heart 129 Lung 206 Heart/lung 13 Liver 478 Other (multi-organ) 28 Total 7,565 Note: The table provides activity figures for the United Kingdom as at 9 June 2011 Source: NHS Blood and Transplant CABINET OFFICE Cabinet Committees Mr Spellar: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on how many occasions the Coalition Committee has met since May 2010. [61127]
69W Written Answers 20 JUNE 2011 Written Answers 70W Mr Maude: Cabinet Committee meetings enable Ministers to discuss issues freely in private in accordance with the principle of collective responsibility, and the Ministerial Code (paragraph 2.3) requires that “the internal process through which a decision has been made, or the level of Committee by which it was taken should not be disclosed” . It is therefore longstanding practice not to disclose details of the number of times each Committee has met or the issues discussed. Death: Cancer Mrs Laing: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many and what proportion of deaths from cancer in the last three years were of people who were (a) teetotallers, (b) moderate drinkers and (c) heavy drinkers. [59927] Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply. Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2011: As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many and what proportion of deaths from cancer were in the last three years of people who were (a) teetotallers, (b) moderate drinkers and (c) heavy drinkers. (59927) The table attached provides the number of deaths where cancer was the underlying cause, in England and Wales, for 2007 to 2009 (the latest year available). However, it is not possible to provide the specific information requested. Lifestyle and behavioural factors, such as the deceased’s alcohol consumption, are not recorded in the death registration. The number of deaths registered in England and Wales each year by sex, age, cause, marital status, and place of death are published annually on the National Statistics website at: www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15096 Table 1. Number of deaths where cancer was the underlying cause, England and Wales, 2007 to 2009 1, 2, 3 Deaths (persons) 2007 136,804 2008 137,831 2009 137,420 1 Cause of death for cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C00-C97. 2 Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. 3 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. Departmental Manpower Mr Nicholas Brown: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make it his policy to publish monthly information on changes in the numbers of his Department’s employees categorised by (a) seniority, (b) number of employees taking voluntary redundancy, (c) natural wastage and (d) involuntary redundancy. [57617] Mr Maude: The Government are committed to transparency and the availability of data and are currently exploring options for the more frequent publication of this type of work force management information across the civil service. Information about the Cabinet Office that is already in the public domain is published on data.gov.uk at: http://data.gov.uk/organogram Departmental Procurement Julian Smith: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what progress he has made on encouraging small businesses to bid for Government contracts. [60265] Mr Maude: Further to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Stroud (Neil Carmichael) and the hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Sajid Javid) on 13 May 2011, Official Report, column 1365W: By the week commencing 6 June 2011, we had published 1,477 procurement opportunities on Contracts Finder, with registrations from 1,801 supplier organisations. Opportunities suitable for SMEs are now being flagged on Contracts Finder. The Cabinet Office has either published on Contracts Finder or is preparing for publication, 100% of tenders issued since September 2010 and contracts awarded since January 2011. 351 business proposals were submitted to the Innovation Launch Pad and have been evaluated. Those companies that submitted the top ideas will pitch their products to Government on 19 July. On 3 June I published on the Cabinet Office website specific action plans from all Departments to facilitate SME access to their procurement requirements: www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/content/small-and-mediumenterprise-sme-action-plans The Crown Representative for SMEs, Stephen Allott, is working with Departments to plan a series of SME Product Surgeries, which will increase constructive engagement between SMEs and Government. EU Law Julian Smith: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010. [60684] Mr Maude: The Cabinet Office is responsible for the following directives in force on 1 April 2010: Council directive 89/665/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the coordination of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of review procedures to the award of public supply and public works contracts; Council directive 92/13/EEC of 25 February 1992 coordinating the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of community rules on the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors; Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors; Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts. Directives which have simply amended the above directives have not been included separately in the list. The Cabinet Office is not responsible for any directives which have come into force since 1 April 2010.
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