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Written Answers
1 DECEMBER 2010
Written Answers
898W
Hemofil T: Clinical Trials
Alun Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for
Health pursuant to the answer of 23 November 2010,
Official Report, column 251W, on Hemofil T: clinical
trials, what consideration his Department has given to
obtaining information on the proportion of patients on
the Hemofil T trial that were mild, moderate or severe
haemophiliacs; and what assessment he has made of
the levels of interest in the issue among (a) the public
and (b) hon. Members and Members of the House of
Lords. [27280]
Mr Simon Burns: The Department and the Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency do not
hold records of the Hemofil T trial and have not
received previous correspondence regarding this specific
trial from either the public or Members of the House of
Commons or the House of Lords.
Hereditary Diseases
Jim Fitzpatrick: To ask the Secretary of State for
Health pursuant to his answer of 8 November 2010,
Official Report, column 147W, on hereditary diseases,
whether his Department collects information on
genetic conditions causing increased morbidity and
mortality in children born to first cousin parents.
[26003]
Anne Milton: As stated in my previous answer, 8
November 2010, Official Report, column 147W, the
Department of Health does not routinely collect this
specific type of information centrally.
The Department recognises the value of adequate
surveillance of congenital anomalies in order to detect
any unforeseen increase of genetic defects due to this or
any other causes. Surveillance helps develop local services
specifically designed to deal with consanguineous
relationships. This includes initiatives delivered through
regional NHS genetic counselling services that work to
raise awareness of the risks associated with cousin
marriage.
Most couples in consanguineous relationships will
have healthy children. Overall the risk of a couple
having a child with a severe genetic condition is still
relatively small, estimated at 4% for cousin marriages
compared to 2% for unrelated parents.
Hereford County Hospital: Private Finance Initiative
Jesse Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for
Health what proportion of the total running costs for
Hereford county hospital (a) was paid to the private
finance initiative provider in each year from 2005-09
and (b) is projected to be so paid in (i) 2011 and (ii)
2011. [26280]
Mr Simon Burns: The information is not available in
the format requested. However, data for the proportion
of total revenue expenditure by Hereford Hospitals
NHS Trust in respect of its private finance initiative
(PFI) scheme is set out in the following table.
Data is not held centrally for 2010-11 or 2011-12.
Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust—Proportion of total revenue
expenditure relating to PFI
Percentage of total revenue
expenditure relating to PFI
2005-06 13.3
2006-07 13.3
2007-08 13.3
2008-09 12.0
2009-10 1 10.8
1
2009-10 accounts were compiled under International Finance Reporting
Standards under which PFI costs in the audited summarisation
schedules of trusts are split between capital repayments and revenue
expenditure elements, which does not make a precise like for like
comparison with earlier years in this table possible. However, an
estimate of the PFI unitary payment for 2009-10 is held centrally by
the Department as well as the audited outturn revenue expenditure
figure for the Trust for this year and the percentage figure for this year
is calculated using these two figures
Notes:
1. The source of the data is the audited summarisation schedules of
the trust for 2005-06 to 2009-10.
2. The percentages provided represent the net revenue expenditure in
respect of PFI schemes as a proportion of total revenue expenditure.
3. 2005-06 to 2008-09 figures compiled under UK Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice.
Medical Schools
Derek Twigg: To ask the Secretary of State for Health
how many medical school places were available in 2009-10.
[26544]
Anne Milton: The intake to medical schools in England
in autumn 2009, was 6,453 students, as shown in the
following table.
Medical school intake in England—2009-10 academic year
University/college
Total intake of students
University of Birmingham 428
University of Brighton 147
University of Bristol 268
University of Cambridge 306
University of Durham 98
University of East Anglia 169
University of Hull 160
Imperial College 309
Keele University 135
King’s College London 417
University of Leeds 280
University of Leicester 284
University of Liverpool 397
University of Manchester 406
University of Newcastle 259
University of Nottingham 348
University of Oxford 185
Peninsula School of Medicine
218
and Dentistry
Queen Mary, University of
387
London
St George’s Hospital Medical
274
School
University of Sheffield 255
University of Southampton 252
University College London 285
University of Warwick 186
Total 6,453
Note:
These figures are provisional until November/December 2010 when
revised figures will be reported to HEFCE.
Source:
Higher Education Funding Council for England—November 2009