Asked by: Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many directors of public health in England were qualified in medicine to MB or BM level in 2010; and how many such directors are so qualified now.
Answered by Jane Ellison
There were 151 directors of public health (DPH) posts in 2010. At 11 September 2014, there were 131 permanent Director of Public Health posts, including shared arrangements.
As at 11 September 2014, 125 of 131 post holders (including interim post holders) were members of the Faculty of Public Health. The Department does not hold information on how many DPH in England were qualified members of the Faculty of Public Health in relation to 2010.
The Department does not collect information on the line management of DPH, although a survey undertaken in November 2013 by the Association of Directors of Public Health showed that 78% of respondents were reporting either to the chief executive of the local authority or to what it termed as a ‘super director’, including other heads of paid service.
Of the 131 DPH (including interim post holders) at 11 September 2014, 64 were licenced medical practitioners registered with the General Medical Council. The Department does not hold information how many directors of public health in England were qualified in medicine to Bachelor/Medicine level in relation to 2010.
In 2010, 127 of 151 DPH posts were filled by permanent appointments.
As at 11 September 2014, 107 of 131 posts were filled with permanent appointments. All vacancies were covered by interim appointments.
Asked by: Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many director of public health posts in England were filled with a permanent appointment in 2010; and how many such directors are so filled now.
Answered by Jane Ellison
There were 151 directors of public health (DPH) posts in 2010. At 11 September 2014, there were 131 permanent Director of Public Health posts, including shared arrangements.
As at 11 September 2014, 125 of 131 post holders (including interim post holders) were members of the Faculty of Public Health. The Department does not hold information on how many DPH in England were qualified members of the Faculty of Public Health in relation to 2010.
The Department does not collect information on the line management of DPH, although a survey undertaken in November 2013 by the Association of Directors of Public Health showed that 78% of respondents were reporting either to the chief executive of the local authority or to what it termed as a ‘super director’, including other heads of paid service.
Of the 131 DPH (including interim post holders) at 11 September 2014, 64 were licenced medical practitioners registered with the General Medical Council. The Department does not hold information how many directors of public health in England were qualified in medicine to Bachelor/Medicine level in relation to 2010.
In 2010, 127 of 151 DPH posts were filled by permanent appointments.
As at 11 September 2014, 107 of 131 posts were filled with permanent appointments. All vacancies were covered by interim appointments.
Asked by: Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many directors of public health in England were directly line-managed by the chief executive or chief officer of either the former primary care trust or the relevant local authority in 2010; and how many such directors are so line-managed now.
Answered by Jane Ellison
There were 151 directors of public health (DPH) posts in 2010. At 11 September 2014, there were 131 permanent Director of Public Health posts, including shared arrangements.
As at 11 September 2014, 125 of 131 post holders (including interim post holders) were members of the Faculty of Public Health. The Department does not hold information on how many DPH in England were qualified members of the Faculty of Public Health in relation to 2010.
The Department does not collect information on the line management of DPH, although a survey undertaken in November 2013 by the Association of Directors of Public Health showed that 78% of respondents were reporting either to the chief executive of the local authority or to what it termed as a ‘super director’, including other heads of paid service.
Of the 131 DPH (including interim post holders) at 11 September 2014, 64 were licenced medical practitioners registered with the General Medical Council. The Department does not hold information how many directors of public health in England were qualified in medicine to Bachelor/Medicine level in relation to 2010.
In 2010, 127 of 151 DPH posts were filled by permanent appointments.
As at 11 September 2014, 107 of 131 posts were filled with permanent appointments. All vacancies were covered by interim appointments.
Asked by: Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many permanent director of public health posts there were in England (a) in 2010 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available.
Answered by Jane Ellison
There were 151 directors of public health (DPH) posts in 2010. At 11 September 2014, there were 131 permanent Director of Public Health posts, including shared arrangements.
As at 11 September 2014, 125 of 131 post holders (including interim post holders) were members of the Faculty of Public Health. The Department does not hold information on how many DPH in England were qualified members of the Faculty of Public Health in relation to 2010.
The Department does not collect information on the line management of DPH, although a survey undertaken in November 2013 by the Association of Directors of Public Health showed that 78% of respondents were reporting either to the chief executive of the local authority or to what it termed as a ‘super director’, including other heads of paid service.
Of the 131 DPH (including interim post holders) at 11 September 2014, 64 were licenced medical practitioners registered with the General Medical Council. The Department does not hold information how many directors of public health in England were qualified in medicine to Bachelor/Medicine level in relation to 2010.
In 2010, 127 of 151 DPH posts were filled by permanent appointments.
As at 11 September 2014, 107 of 131 posts were filled with permanent appointments. All vacancies were covered by interim appointments.
Asked by: Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many directors of public health in England were qualified members of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine in 2010; and how many such directors are such members now.
Answered by Jane Ellison
There were 151 directors of public health (DPH) posts in 2010. At 11 September 2014, there were 131 permanent Director of Public Health posts, including shared arrangements.
As at 11 September 2014, 125 of 131 post holders (including interim post holders) were members of the Faculty of Public Health. The Department does not hold information on how many DPH in England were qualified members of the Faculty of Public Health in relation to 2010.
The Department does not collect information on the line management of DPH, although a survey undertaken in November 2013 by the Association of Directors of Public Health showed that 78% of respondents were reporting either to the chief executive of the local authority or to what it termed as a ‘super director’, including other heads of paid service.
Of the 131 DPH (including interim post holders) at 11 September 2014, 64 were licenced medical practitioners registered with the General Medical Council. The Department does not hold information how many directors of public health in England were qualified in medicine to Bachelor/Medicine level in relation to 2010.
In 2010, 127 of 151 DPH posts were filled by permanent appointments.
As at 11 September 2014, 107 of 131 posts were filled with permanent appointments. All vacancies were covered by interim appointments.
Asked by: Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mutuals have indicated to him that they will bid for work under the Transforming Rehabilitation programme; and how many such organisations have withdrawn from the process.
Answered by Andrew Selous - Second Church Estates Commissioner
At the end of June we received bids in the competition for the contracts to run the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies. We have a strong competition in all regions with over 80 bids having been received and an average of four bidders for each area. Over half of the bidders include a voluntary, mutual or social enterprise organisation and mutuals continue to feature strongly, with eight potential staff mutuals competing for a share of the contracts. As well as the Tier 1 provider bids, almost 1000 organisations have registered to play a part in the wider supply chain, including more than 700 listed as VCSE (voluntary, community or social enterprise) organisations.
In addition to this, charities experienced in tackling a range of issues affecting offenders, small and large businesses and experienced multinationals have partnered together to bid for the work that will help turn offenders’ lives around. All Tier 1 bidders have experience of working with offenders or across the wider Criminal Justice System.
The process to award Community Rehabilitation Company contracts is ongoing and the details of which bidders remain in the competition are commercially sensitive information, which it would not be right to make public at this stage. We are committed to rolling out these important reforms by 2015.
Asked by: Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the contracts for work under the Transforming Rehabilitation programme will (a) be signed and (b) become operational.
Answered by Andrew Selous - Second Church Estates Commissioner
At the end of June we received bids in the competition for the contracts to run the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies. We have a strong competition in all regions with over 80 bids having been received and an average of four bidders for each area. Over half of the bidders include a voluntary, mutual or social enterprise organisation and mutuals continue to feature strongly, with eight potential staff mutuals competing for a share of the contracts. As well as the Tier 1 provider bids, almost 1000 organisations have registered to play a part in the wider supply chain, including more than 700 listed as VCSE (voluntary, community or social enterprise) organisations.
In addition to this, charities experienced in tackling a range of issues affecting offenders, small and large businesses and experienced multinationals have partnered together to bid for the work that will help turn offenders’ lives around. All Tier 1 bidders have experience of working with offenders or across the wider Criminal Justice System.
The process to award Community Rehabilitation Company contracts is ongoing and the details of which bidders remain in the competition are commercially sensitive information, which it would not be right to make public at this stage. We are committed to rolling out these important reforms by 2015.
Asked by: Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on increasing the number of people tagged as a condition of a court order and supervised by community rehabilitation companies or successor bodies.
Answered by Andrew Selous - Second Church Estates Commissioner
There are a number of court orders which may result in the electronic tagging of individuals. Whilst the law allows the electronic monitoring of compliance with these orders, at present it is primarily imposed to monitor compliance with curfew requirements.
Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for the courts, taking into account the circumstances of each case and imposing a sentence which is proportionate to the seriousness of the offence.
Asked by: Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department gives to research councils for the purpose of conducting non-animal tests or research.
Answered by Norman Baker
The Home Office does not provide any direct funding to Research Councils for the purposes of non-animal tests or research, or tests or research involving animals as it performs predominately a regulatory function. Significant Government funding is deployed to encourage the development and uptake of non-animal tests, largely through the Department for Business, Innovation and Science.
The Home Office does however provide £250,000 per year to the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) to fund its activities, which include developing and promoting alternatives to the use of animals in research. Some research into non-animal methods requires the use of animals for validation and other purposes. It is therefore not possible to state definitively how much of this contribution has been used for the purpose of conducting non-animal tests or research, to fund tests or research involving animals, or for the purpose of promoting the uptake of alternatives.
Asked by: Martin Horwood (Liberal Democrat - Cheltenham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department gives to research councils to fund tests or research involving animals.
Answered by Norman Baker
The Home Office does not provide any direct funding to Research Councils for the purposes of non-animal tests or research, or tests or research involving animals as it performs predominately a regulatory function. Significant Government funding is deployed to encourage the development and uptake of non-animal tests, largely through the Department for Business, Innovation and Science.
The Home Office does however provide £250,000 per year to the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) to fund its activities, which include developing and promoting alternatives to the use of animals in research. Some research into non-animal methods requires the use of animals for validation and other purposes. It is therefore not possible to state definitively how much of this contribution has been used for the purpose of conducting non-animal tests or research, to fund tests or research involving animals, or for the purpose of promoting the uptake of alternatives.