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458918

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Postnatal Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative information his Department holds on the length of time women stay in health facilities after giving birth in the UK and other developed countries; and if he will commission a review into the process of discharging women from maternity wards.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	30456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>We do not hold the comparative data requested.</p><p> </p><p>The length of stay in a maternity unit following delivery of a baby is a matter of clinical judgement of the professionals involved in the mother’s care. In line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines on <em>Routine postnatal care of women and their bab</em>ies, this decision should be reached following discussion with the mother and take into account the health and well-being of the woman and her baby and the level of support available to her following discharge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission 2015 survey of women’s experience of maternity care found that the length of time spent in hospital after giving birth for the majority of women in 2015 is 36% staying for one to two days after the delivery. 72% of women said the length of their hospital stay was ‘about right’. Full details of the survey can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.cqc.org.uk/content/maternity-services-survey-2015" target="_blank">http://www.cqc.org.uk/content/maternity-services-survey-2015</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to commission a review of discharge procedures.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/03/2016 11:11:48 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

458502

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Allied Health Professions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2016 to Question 26014, what the baseline year is for the commitment to train 10,000 more nurses, midwives and other allied health professionals over the course of the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	30204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>As announced by the Chancellor in the Spending Review in November 2015, the Government has committed to remove the cap on the number of students studying nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions from 1 August 2017. This will enable universities to offer up to 10,000 new training places for students to start these courses in this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>This reflects estimates on the level of unmet demand for places in the current system where, as an example, for nursing, around two out of three nursing applicants who currently apply for a place are turned down.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with health and higher education delivery organisations to determine an appropriate baseline as part of implementing the reforms.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 30185 question first answered 11/03/2016 12:40:09 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

458503

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to publish the consultation proposals to remove the NHS bursary.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	30206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The publication date for the public consultation has yet to be finalised but we expect the consultation to be published before the end of March.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/03/2016 12:43:05 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

458507

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many organisations have withdrawn from the Responsibility Deal since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	30214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>Two organisations have withdrawn from the Responsibility Deal since May 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the Deal and the partners that have signed up to it can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://responsibilitydeal.dh.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/03/2016 13:22:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

458510

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2016 to Question 23092, how the figure of 10,000 for the number of additional training places universities will be able to provide by the end of the current Parliament was calculated.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	30185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>As announced by the Chancellor in the Spending Review in November 2015, the Government has committed to remove the cap on the number of students studying nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions from 1 August 2017. This will enable universities to offer up to 10,000 new training places for students to start these courses in this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>This reflects estimates on the level of unmet demand for places in the current system where, as an example, for nursing, around two out of three nursing applicants who currently apply for a place are turned down.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with health and higher education delivery organisations to determine an appropriate baseline as part of implementing the reforms.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 30204 question first answered 11/03/2016 12:40:08 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

458511

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2016 to Question 26002, on NHS: training, when Health Education England will publish the local plans.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	30186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE) published its <em>HEE commissioning and investment plan for 2016/17</em> in December 2015 and HEE local team plans will be published by the end of March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/03/2016 12:36:36 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

458512

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Children: Obesity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to publish its childhood obesity strategy.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	30166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The Childhood Obesity Strategy will be launched in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/03/2016 12:28:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

458513

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what buildings owned by his Department are empty or vacant.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	30167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department own three buildings that are empty or vacant; all are part of the Department’s retained estate.</p><p> </p><p>They are the former Harperbury Hospital, the former Little Plumstead Hospital and 100 Churchill Rd, Wisbech.</p><p> </p><p>The future use of all sites is subject of active consideration, which is at different stages.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/03/2016 12:59:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

458514

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of office space owned or occupied by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies is currently unused.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	30168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of office space owned or occupied by the Department and its executive agencies which is currently unused is (a) 0% and (b) 1.37 %.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s executive agencies are Public Health England and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. The vacant space is leased by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and will be released on 31 March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 11/03/2016 13:05:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

458515

registered interest
date	08/03/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of student nurses who have childcare responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	30151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>Information on the proportion of student nurses who have childcare responsibilities is not collected by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the total number and percentage of student nurses who were in receipt of a National Health Service bursary and also claimed an allowance in respect to potential childcare responsibilities in 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Award Element</p></td><td><p>Number of student nurses</p></td><td><p>Percentage of total student nurses<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Childcare Allowance</p></td><td><p>6,881</p></td><td><p>11.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parent Learning Allowance</p></td><td><p>12,451</p></td><td><p>20.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dependents Allowance (Child Element)</p></td><td><p>11,533</p></td><td><p>19.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> NHS Business Services Authority</p><p><sup> 1</sup>Students may be in receipt of one or a combination of all three allowances</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/03/2016 12:47:04 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne