Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many consultant posts were advertised by discipline at each of the foundation hospitals in 2017; and how many consultants were appointed by discipline at (a) Ainedale General Hospital, (b) Bradford North Infirmary and (c) St Luke's Hospital, Bradford.
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The data is not available in the format requested.
Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas were made for prospective consultants by medical discipline at each of the foundation hospitals in 2017; and how many of those applications were approved by medical discipline for (a) Airedale General Hospital, (b) Bradford Royal Infirmary and (c) St Luke's Hospital Bradford.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The information requested is not available in statistics published by the Home Office.
Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas were made for prospective consultants by medical discipline at each of the foundation hospitals in 2017; and how many of those applications were approved by medical discipline for (a) Airedale General Hospital, (b) Bradford Royal Infirmary and (c) St Luke's Hospital Bradford.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The information requested is not available in statistics published by the Home Office.
Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many members of each of the boards of National Park authorities live in (a) London, (b) Tyne and Wear, (c) Merseyside, (d) West Yorkshire, (e) South Yorkshire, (f) West Midlands and (g) Greater Manchester.
Answered by Thérèse Coffey
The number of members of England’s national park authorities whose main address is given as being in (a) London, (b) Tyne and Wear, (c) Merseyside, (d) West Yorkshire, (e) South Yorkshire, (f) West Midlands and (g) Greater Manchester is as follows:
London | 0 |
Tyne and Wear | 0 |
Merseyside | 0 |
West Yorkshire | 1 |
South Yorkshire | 3 |
Greater Manchester | 1 |
This data has been provided by national park authorities.
Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much each national park authority spent on programmes to improve public transport access to national parks in 2017-18.
Answered by Thérèse Coffey
The total spent by the ten national park authorities in England (including the Broads Authority) on programmes to improve public transport access to national parks in the financial year 2017-18 is shown in the table below. These figures include ongoing support for transport services as well as projects to improve existing access.
National park authority | 2017-18 spending (£)[1] |
Broads Authority | 732 |
Dartmoor | 2,500 |
Exmoor | 0 |
Lake District | 21,186 |
New Forest | 52,015 |
North York Moors | 26,000 |
Northumberland | 12,000 |
Peak District | 4,000 |
South Downs | 0 |
Yorkshire Dales | 0 |
Total | 118,433 |
In addition to this total, national park authorities report £49,001 of indirect spend aimed at users of public and sustainable transport in national parks
[1] Figures provided by national park authorities.
Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the proposals of Trans Pennine rail submitted to him on the provision of train services on Boxing Day 2018.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
The report has been received from TPE and contains commercially confidential information and is therefore unsuitable for public publication. The proposals contained within the report have been considered by a technical working group, under confidentiality agreement, within Rail North / Transport for North and options will be considered that could see Boxing Day services introduced within the current franchise (running 2016 to 2023).
However, there are a number of issues relating to the introduction of Boxing Day services, most notably the infrastructure works required to deliver capacity improvements that are often undertaken during Christmas / Boxing Day closures. It should also be noted that Boxing Day services are not contracted through the existing TPE Franchise Agreement and additional funding is expected to be needed to deliver such services.
Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraph 52 of the Joint report from the negotiators of the European Union and the United Kingdom Government on progress during phase 1 of negotiations under Article 50 TEU on the United Kingdom's orderly withdrawal from the European Union, whether the commitment made in that paragraph includes all EU rights normally associated with residents in a Member State; and if he will list those rights.
Answered by Robin Walker
The UK and the EU acknowledge that the Belfast (‘Good Friday’) Agreement recognises the birth right of all the people of Northern Ireland to choose to be Irish or British or both and be accepted as such. They also recognise that the people of Northern Ireland who are Irish citizens will continue to enjoy rights as EU citizens, including where they reside in Northern Ireland. The UK and the EU therefore agree that the Withdrawal Agreement should respect and be without prejudice to the rights, opportunities and identity that come with European Union citizenship for such people.
The UK has been clear that we are committed to turning all of the commitments made under the Joint Report into legally binding text - that includes those on citizenship rights for the people of Northern Ireland under the terms of the Belfast Agreement.
Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fatalities resulting from fire there were in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2010.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The Home Office does not publish fire statistics by government office regions but by Fire and Rescue Authority (FRA) regions.
Published figures for fire-related fatalities by FRA can be found in table FIRE0502 here:
Defining Yorkshire and the Humber as comprising the Humberside, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire FRAs, then the fire-related fatalities in each year since 2009/10 were:
2009/10 – 45
2010/11 – 33
2011/12 – 23
2012/13 – 15
2013/14 – 27
2014/15 – 30
2015/16 – 47
2016/17 – 24
Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the terms of reference of the feasibility study into the restoration of the Skipton to Colne railway link.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
The study is being progressed under the Government’s new approach to railway enhancements. We are creating a rolling programme of investment, focused on outcomes that deliver real benefits to passengers, freight users and the economy. This new approach was set out in the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) published in March 2018.
The study, on which we are working closely with Transport for the North, will evaluate the costs, value and funding options for reopening the line for passengers and freight, as part of a freight route across the Pennines. It will build on previous work commissioned by the local authorities and local campaign group. We expect to receive the results later this year in the form of a Strategic Outline Business Case prepared in line with the RNEP approach and other Government guidance on transport business cases. We will engage with wider stakeholders as the study progresses and on the conclusions before any decisions on next steps.
Asked by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the proposals of Trans Pennine rail submitted to him on the provision of train services on Boxing Day 2018.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
The report has been received from TPE and contains commercially confidential information and is therefore unsuitable for public publication. The proposals contained within the report have been considered by a technical working group, under confidentiality agreement, within Rail North / Transport for North and options will be considered that could see Boxing Day services introduced within the current franchise (running 2016 to 2023).
However, there are a number of issues relating to the introduction of Boxing Day services, most notably the infrastructure works required to deliver capacity improvements that are often undertaken during Christmas / Boxing Day closures. It should also be noted that Boxing Day services are not contracted through the existing TPE Franchise Agreement and additional funding is expected to be needed to deliver such services.