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1140329

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the (a) CEO, (b) Accountable Officers and (c) chief nurses of the CCGs rated as inadequate in NHS England’s assessment framework on the performance of those CCGs; what measures have been agreed to help ensure improvement of the performance of those CCGs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Thanet
	tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
	uin	278885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has meetings with many health leaders and other key stakeholders on a regular basis.</p><p> </p><p>All clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) rated as inadequate in the annual performance assessment of CCGs are placed in NHS England’s special measures regime. This is a non-statutory, internal support regime, tailored to the CCG’s circumstances, requiring the delivery of an action plan for improvement.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 23/07/2019 15:27:09 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

1140402

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated for contingency plans in the event that the UK leaves the EU without an agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	279081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Autumn Budget 2018 confirmed an additional £500 million of cross-Government funding for 2019/20, meaning the Government will have invested over £4 billion in preparing for European Union exit since 2016. The Department has been allocated £50 million, as set out in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/" target="_blank">HCWS1205</a>, laid before Parliament on 18 December 2018.</p><p>The Department is keeping the resources required to support preparations under constant review and together with the additional funding provided by HM Treasury, the Department may also prioritise funding from existing settlements to support necessary EU Exit preparations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/07/2019 15:38:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1139217

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure funding for Clinical Commissioning Groups is equitable and protects patient outcomes.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
	uin	277858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The allocation of funding to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to support them in commissioning services for their local population is one of the key duties of NHS England. The approach NHS England must take in setting allocations is outlined in the mandate from the Department which says:</p><p><em> </em></p><p>“The Government expects the principle of ensuring equal access for equal need to be at the heart of NHS England’s approach to allocating budgets.”</p><p> </p><p>The approach is also informed by NHS England’s duty to reduce inequalities to accessing services and the outcomes of care.</p><p> </p><p>These two aims are reflected in the target formula, which produces a target allocation or ‘fair share’ for each area, based on a complex assessment of factors such as demography, morbidity, deprivation, and the unavoidable cost of providing services in different areas. The NHS England Board has agreed a pace of change policy that seeks to bring all CCGs to target funding over time.</p><p> </p><p>The formula is based on independent academic research and is overseen by an independent external group, the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation, which provides advice to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Chief Executive of NHS England.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/07/2019 15:41:44 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1139238

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of waiting time targets achieved by Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	277806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p><p>NHS England publishes monthly operational performance data for each waiting time standard online. The following link includes all of the performance data for the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust over the last five years:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/07/2019 15:39:32 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1139240

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Construction and Furniture: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential health benefits of adding an assessment of fire toxicity to fire safety tests for upholstered products and construction materials.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	277634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made no specific assessment of the potential health benefits of adding an assessment of fire toxicity to fire safety tests for upholstered products and construction materials.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/07/2019 15:45:32 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1139443

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral evidence at the Health and Social Care Committee on 9 July 2019, what the expiration date is for the options on the additional transport capacity for medicines; what the timescales are for exercising those options; and what the cost to the Department will be if those options are not exercised.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	277758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The details of the contract notices, specification and contract conditions associated with the procurement of contingency freight solutions for medicines and medical products is currently being finalised as part of the pre-procurement market engagement being conducted ahead of publication.</p><p>The terms and conditions associated with the procurement exercises will be available in conjunction with the contract notice publication, to inform potential bidders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/07/2019 15:44:39 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1139445

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the stockpiling of goods for sale at Christmas on warehouse capacity for medicines before the UK leaves the EU on 31 October.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	277760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>As part our contingency planning for 31 October possible ‘no deal’ European Union exit, we have assessed the additional warehouse capacity required to meet the six-week stockpile request made of industry and have confidence that the capacity we have in place for 31 October will be sufficient.</p><p>Our assessment includes potential seasonal fluctuations in demand for medicines, and the storage is secured through to December so it will not be affected by the additional storage required for Christmas goods.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/07/2019 15:46:49 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1138687

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help fill vacancies for medical staff in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
	uin	276553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has committed to funding for universities to offer an extra 1,500 undergraduate medical school places for domestic students. The first 630 places were taken up in September 2018 and the remaining additional places will have been made available by universities by 2020/21. By 2020, five new medical schools will have opened in England to help deliver the expansion.</p><p>The number of medical specialty training places that are available each year is set by Health Education England and based on their assessment of service gaps and predicted workforce needs.</p><p>However, it is the responsibility of National Health Service trusts to have staffing arrangements in place that deliver safe and effective care. This includes recruiting the staff needed to support these levels and meet local needs.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan set out the need to ensure a sustainable overall balance between supply and demand across all staff groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/07/2019 15:42:34 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher