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1138511

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the cessation of freedom of movement on the NHS workforce.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	276254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the need for the National Health Service to be able to continue to recruit effectively from abroad when freedom of movement ends. The Immigration White Paper, ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’, published in December 2018, sets out the foundation for a single immigration system, where it is workers’ skills that matter, not where they come from. This system will remove the cap on skilled migrants, abolish the requirement to undertake a Resident Labour Market Test and significantly improve the timeliness of being able to apply for a visa.</p><p>Additionally, legislation introduced on 7 March 2019 means health and care professionals with professional qualifications from European Union and Swiss institutions who are currently registered can continue to practise in the United Kingdom as they do now, guaranteeing their ability to work in the NHS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 16/07/2019 16:06:42 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1137731

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	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: Sign Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the procurement processes operated by NHS trusts for the purpose of hiring British Sign Language translators.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	275195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Many National Health Service trusts use framework agreements for the procurement of translation services which are put in place either by Crown Commercial Service or their local procurement hub. These central purchasing bodies undertake assessments of companies to ensure that they meet the minimum standards and are able to track performance across a number of NHS trusts.</p><p>The Department does not review NHS procurement practices on a trust by trust basis.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 16/07/2019 08:43:29 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1137448

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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	Doctors: Qualifications
	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 prevent doctors with fake qualifications working in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	274581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>It is for local National Health Service employers and the General Medical Council (GMC), as the independent regulator of doctors in the United Kingdom, to verify a doctor’s professional qualifications.</p><p>All doctors must register with the GMC to be able to practise in the UK. The GMC’s registration process includes checks of professional qualifications.</p><p>NHS Employers advises employing organisations to undertake professional registration and qualifications verification checks.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 16/07/2019 08:44:48 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1137500

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effect of ending freedom of movement of people on the NHS workforce.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	274480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the need for the National Health Service to be able to continue to recruit effectively from abroad when freedom of movement ends. The Immigration White Paper, ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’, published in December 2018, sets out the foundation for a single immigration system, where it is workers’ skills that matter, not where they come from. This system will remove the cap on skilled migrants, abolish the requirement to undertake a Resident Labour Market Test and significantly improve the timeliness of being able to apply for a visa.</p><p>Additionally, legislation introduced on the 7 March 2019 means health and care professionals with professional qualifications from European Union and Swiss institutions who are currently registered can continue to practise in the United Kingdom as they do now, guaranteeing their ability to work in the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 16/07/2019 08:45:59 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1137505

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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	Health Services: Suffolk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the level of healthcare funding was per patient in Suffolk in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	274499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The healthcare funding per registered head of population in Suffolk in 2009-10 and 2018-19 is set out in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Healthcare funding per registered head of population in Suffolk (£)</p></td><td><p>1,327</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures are not directly comparable as the balance of funding in primary care trust allocations (2009-10) and clinical commissioning group allocations (2018-19) differs due to how specialised activity is commissioned.</p><p>It is not possible to determine the healthcare funding per patient as this information is not collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 274500 question first answered 16/07/2019 12:15:34 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1137520

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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	Health Services: Suffolk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the level of healthcare funding was per head of population in Suffolk in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
	uin	274500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The healthcare funding per registered head of population in Suffolk in 2009-10 and 2018-19 is set out in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Healthcare funding per registered head of population in Suffolk (£)</p></td><td><p>1,327</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures are not directly comparable as the balance of funding in primary care trust allocations (2009-10) and clinical commissioning group allocations (2018-19) differs due to how specialised activity is commissioned.</p><p>It is not possible to determine the healthcare funding per patient as this information is not collected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 274499 question first answered 16/07/2019 12:15:34 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter