Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total number of altruistic kidney organ donations has been in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Information on the number of altruistic donor kidney transplants from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2018 is available in the following table.
| Number of altruistic donor kidney transplants in the United Kingdom |
2009/10 | 15 |
2010/11 | 28 |
2011/12 | 34 |
2012/13 | 76 |
2013/14 | 118 |
2014/15 | 107 |
2015/16 | 83 |
2016/17 | 84 |
2017/18 | 89 |
This information has been taken from the annual report on living donor kidney transplantation (Figure 4.10), published by NHS Blood and Transplant in September 2018, which is available online at the following link:
Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Department for International Development:
What steps her Department is taking to promote food security in developing countries by increasing crop yields.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin
DFID continues to invest in the development of crops that are more productive, that are resistant to diseases and able to withstand drought and flooding; and to get these into widespread use by farmers. Over 10 million farmers in developing countries have benefited from these investments.
Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to strengthen cultural links with Colombia.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Strengthening cultural relations is an important element of the UK's bilateral relationship with Colombia. We commend the admirable work of the British Council, which is leading a broad programme of work to build partnerships with Colombian artists and civil society through cultural exchanges. This includes skills-sharing and projects which use the arts to support Colombia's efforts to promote peace and social transformation across society. Working closely with Nesta, the Council is supporting creative entrepreneurs throughout Colombia. UK artists and writers participate in Colombian cultural events, notably through the Hay Festival Cartagena.
Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in increasing safety on rural roads in the last five years.
Answered by Jesse Norman
The Government’s priorities for improving road safety are set out in the British Road Safety Statement. We intend to publish a progress report towards the end of this year. Funding is being made available through the £175million Safer Roads Fund to improve the safety of the most dangerous local A-roads in England. The THINK! Country roads campaign targets improving safety on rural roads. Casualties on rural roads in 2016 were 6% lower than in 2012.
Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of FIT testing on the capacity of the NHS to perform endoscopy procedures.
Answered by Steve Brine
Public Health England, the Department and NHS England continue to work together to agree the thresholds at which faecal immunochemical testing should be set. The decision will consider a number of different factors, including how endoscopy capacity is affected.
Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to assess future recruitment needs of the NHS diagnostic workforce to deliver adequate numbers of (a) endoscopists, (b) radiologists, (c) radiographers and (d) pathologists.
Answered by Philip Dunne
The National Cancer Strategy, published in 2015, outlines the need to expand the diagnostic workforce, as early diagnosis of cancer is crucial to positive patient outcomes. Health Education England has committed to publishing a cancer workforce plan before the end of the calendar year.
Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which grace period deadline would apply to Bryn Blaen Wind Farm in Powys under the Renewables Obligation support scheme.
Answered by Jesse Norman
I cannot comment on which grace period might be applicable to the Bryn Blaen wind farm as this is a commercial matter for the operator. Ofgem will assess whether a station meets the conditions of the relevant grace period at the point at which the station submits a full application for accreditation.
Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of air passenger duty on small commercial airfields.
Answered by Jane Ellison
Air Passenger Duty (APD) is a tax levied only on airline operators. Small commercial airfields and airports are not liable to pay the duty. The Government recognises the contribution of the aviation industry and, as with all parts of the tax system, continues to keep APD under careful review.
Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what opportunity stakeholders will have to respond to the NICE's draft updated guideline on the management of Parkinson's disease.
Answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its draft updated guideline on Parkinson’s disease for consultation on 4 October. Stakeholders had until 15 November to respond. Stakeholders’ consultation comments and NICE’s responses will be published on NICE’s website alongside the final guideline. NICE currently expects to publish its final updated guidance in April 2017.
Asked by: Glyn Davies (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether any of the applicants for developing onshore wind farms have been informed that subsidy will be available to developments not beginning production until after March 2017.
Answered by Jesse Norman
The Renewables Obligation (RO) support scheme closed early to new onshore wind capacity in Great Britain after 12 May 2016, with limited grace periods allowing projects meeting certain criteria to gain accreditation up to 31 January 2019. The early closure and grace periods were brought into effect by the Energy Act 2016 and the rules are explained in guidance available on Ofgem’s website.[1] When developers apply for support under the RO scheme, Ofgem assesses their application in line with the relevant legislation and informs them if their station meets the criteria for accreditation (including the conditions for any relevant grace period).
Support for onshore wind installations of up to 5 MW total installed capacity is available through the Feed-in Tariff scheme.
[1] Available at: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2016/10/renewables_obligation_-_closure_of_the_scheme_to_onshore_wind_england_wales_and_scotland.pdf