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599328

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Distributed Ledger Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using blockchain and distributed ledger technologies in the public sector.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	47976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) and blockchain are exciting new developments. The Government is open minded about their potential, along with other emerging technologies, to help better meet user needs. At this stage more research is needed in order to determine their potential uses and whether the technologies are appropriate as a vehicle for public service delivery. The Government will be guided by the Chief Scientific Adviser’s 2016 report on the topic available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/distributed-ledger-technology-beyond-block-chain" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/distributed-ledger-technology-beyond-block-chain</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 18/10/2016 09:12:39 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

451415

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on the junior doctors' contract renegotiation process.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	903554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>Progress in negotiations has led to substantial agreement on a fairer contract with safety and training at its heart. The door remains open to the BMA to negotiate on the remaining issue of pay for unsocial hours, as they agreed to do in the joint agreement at ACAS in November.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 09/02/2016 15:21:26 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

682934

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government takes to consult professional bodies in the IT industry on ensuring value for money before embarking on large-scale IT projects.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	62786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>Cross-government standards exist to ensure best use of taxpayer money on IT projects, including Commercial Operating Standards and Technology Code of Practice. These were both reiterated in light of public consultation which included trade bodies. The use of these standards is assured through the IT and commercial spend controls operated by Cabinet Office.</p><p>The updated Commercial Operating Standards (published on GOV.UK) define how all government departments should operate commercially to ensure strong commercial behaviours and getting value for money. Point 5 of this standard focuses on maximising competition by engaging with the market early, and designing service requirements that are accessible to as many suppliers as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 09/02/2017 13:22:20 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

514969

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many claims were made against GPs working outside of regular hours in each of the last five years; and what the average amount is for which the claim was made in that period.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	35122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>Information on claims made against general practitioners (GPs) is not held centrally. In relation to clinical negligence claims made against GPs working outside of regular hours, these are in the main covered by the Medical Defence Organisations.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 27/04/2016 15:31:40 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

515691

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners: Insurance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support the Government is providing to GPs to help them with the cost of insuring work carried out outside normal hours.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	35502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department and NHS England are working on proposals for discussion with the profession, medical defence organisations, the commercial insurance industry and the NHS Litigation Authority.</p><p>This will consider:</p><p>― how personal costs of indemnity and clinical insurance can be contained - provided certain clinical governance standards are met, with the objective of reducing the overall costs to the individual;</p><p>― the funding routes for indemnity in different models of care; and</p><p>― with a specific focus on new models of care such as Primary and Acute Community Services and Multi-Speciality Community Providers and the scope for corporate indemnity, freeing up individuals working in those new models from the burden of personal indemnity costs.</p><p>NHS England created the Winter Indemnity Scheme which ran from December 2015 until March 2016, making £2 million available to cover the cost of additional indemnity premiums for doctors to undertake additional out of hours sessions. This was in response to increased demand for appointments during the winter period.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 04/05/2016 10:45:40 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

638054

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2016 to Question 49829, what the timetable is for the data to become available on the number of apprentices given permanent positions in the Civil Service.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	53387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The Minister for the Cabinet Office will publish apprenticeship data in line with the requirements set out in the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and relevant regulations, which are intended to come into force in April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/11/2016 12:13:49 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

388266

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on inspections by the Care Quality Commission of local authorities' commissioning of care services; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	5795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care providers in England. The CQC does not have the power to inspect local authorities but has a power to carry out a special review of the commissioning of adult social care services by local authorities. It has been agreed that any such review should only happen in exceptional circumstances where there is evidence that commissioning is contributing to poor standards of care for service users. Any such review is subject to the agreement of the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers’ offices have reported that they have received no letters, meetings and meeting requests since 1 January 2015 about inspections by the CQC of local authorities' commissioning of care services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A search of the Department’s Ministerial correspondence database has found one item of correspondence received since 1 January 2015 about inspections by the CQC of local authorities' commissioning of care services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 5796 question first answered 15/07/2015 10:39:09 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

388267

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on inspections by the Care Quality Commission of local authorities' performance on commissioning of care services.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	5796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care providers in England. The CQC does not have the power to inspect local authorities but has a power to carry out a special review of the commissioning of adult social care services by local authorities. It has been agreed that any such review should only happen in exceptional circumstances where there is evidence that commissioning is contributing to poor standards of care for service users. Any such review is subject to the agreement of the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers’ offices have reported that they have received no letters, meetings and meeting requests since 1 January 2015 about inspections by the CQC of local authorities' commissioning of care services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A search of the Department’s Ministerial correspondence database has found one item of correspondence received since 1 January 2015 about inspections by the CQC of local authorities' commissioning of care services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 5795 question first answered 15/07/2015 10:39:09 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

390308

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	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, if he will make an assessment of the number of extra university places required to train nursing staff to meet the NICE safe staffing ratio of one nurse to eight patients.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	7518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE) is currently working with local organisations and key external stakeholders to develop the National Workforce Plan for England covering the period 2016-17. This will be published in December 2015. The plan takes account of what local providers require by way of future nurse staffing levels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HEE has invested £1.5 million in funding approximately 90 ‘Return to Practice’ courses that has already yielded an additional 779 trainees available for employment now, at a cost of £2,000 compared to the £51,000 it takes to train a newly qualified nurse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/07/2015 16:37:14 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

390320

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions his Department has had with Health Education England on safe staffing levels.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	7464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not held formal discussions with Health Education England (HEE) specifically regarding safe staffing. HEE annually produces a national workforce plan for England setting out the investment it will make in undergraduate and postgraduate (including medical specialty) training in the next financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the 2015/16 workforce plan, HEE will continue the growth in nursing numbers to meet safe staffing levels by commissioning 555 additional training posts, an increase of 4.2%. This means in the last two years adult nursing training places will have grown by 13.6%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In developing the next workforce plan for 2016/17, HEE will listen to evidence from stakeholders across the National Health Service. It is through these national and local arrangements that we will ensure that the workforce meets the needs of today’s patients whilst delivering the future workforce in a way that not only maintains safe staffing levels, but supports the service transformation necessary to improve quality of care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/07/2015 16:31:51 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham