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64560

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: Concessions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on concessionary travel spending in York Unitary Authority in each year since 2008-09.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The total amount spent by York City Council on concessionary travel, including the statutory concession and any relevant discretionary enhancements, is detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2008 - 09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009 - 10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1010 - 11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011 - 12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012 - 13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>York City Council spend on concessionary travel (£000s)</strong></p></td><td><p>5,013</p></td><td><p>5,307</p></td><td><p>4,902</p></td><td><p>4,633</p></td><td><p>4,826</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2013/14 are still being collated.</p><p> </p><p>Local authority formula grant has been the main vehicle for providing concessionary travel funding to local authorities since the current statutory concession's introduction in 2008. Since this grant is unhypothecated it is not possible to provide a breakdown by authority.</p><p> </p><p>In 2008 the Department for Transport provided English authorities with a total of £31 million to assist in the reissuing of concessionary passes, £130,972 of which was allocated to York City Council.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2008 and April 2011 the Department made Special Grant payments to authorities, in addition to the formula grant they were already receiving, recognising the additional cost of the extension to pre-2008 concessionary travel arrangements. The following table indicates the amount of funding available to York in each of the three years during which special grant was paid.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2008 / 09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009 / 10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010 / 11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Special grant funding available to York City Council:</strong></p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,138</p></td><td><p>1,170</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 07/07/2014 14:42:34 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

1029363

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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: Weather
	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 he has made of the adequacy of the NHS's preparations for winter.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	204559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>This Government recognises that winter, with demand placed on services with colder weather and seasonal flu, is a challenging time for the National Health Service as it is for health services around the world. Ministers meet weekly with our systems leaders in the NHS to ensure that our services are equipped for winter to support those who need them.</p><p> </p><p>This year the Government has supported the NHS with more than £420 million of winter funding. Although we are at the start of the winter period, the latest published NHS winter operational updates show that in December there have been fewer ambulance handover delays and diverts to other accident and emergency’s compared to last year. This means ambulances spend less time at hospitals and more time on the roads reaching patients.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 January 2019, I laid a written ministerial statement <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-01-07/HCWS1232/" target="_blank">HCWS1232</a> which sets out our preparations to help the NHS this winter.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 10/01/2019 13:41:05 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1029365

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
	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 he has made of trends in the level of referral to treatment waiting times.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	204561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Constitution clearly describes the right of patients to start consultant-led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent conditions.</p><p> </p><p>This year, the Government recognises that the standard of ensuring at least 92% of patients start consultant-led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks is not being met. However, at present, over one million National Health Service patients start planned treatment with a consultant each month and the majority are seen and treated within a maximum of 18 weeks. Furthermore, we have reduced the number of people waiting the longest (over 52 weeks) to start treatment from almost 18,500 in 2010 to just under 3,000 in October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>For 2018/19, the Government has provided the NHS with an additional £1.6 billion to support and improve accident and emergency and elective care performance. Furthermore, the NHS Long Term Plan will set out how the NHS will develop over the coming years. This will be supported by an extra £20.5 billion a year in real terms by 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 204567 question first answered 10/01/2019 14:24:47 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1029373

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
	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 ensure that the pledges set out in the NHS Constitution on waiting times are met.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	204567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Constitution clearly describes the right of patients to start consultant-led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent conditions.</p><p> </p><p>This year, the Government recognises that the standard of ensuring at least 92% of patients start consultant-led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks is not being met. However, at present, over one million National Health Service patients start planned treatment with a consultant each month and the majority are seen and treated within a maximum of 18 weeks. Furthermore, we have reduced the number of people waiting the longest (over 52 weeks) to start treatment from almost 18,500 in 2010 to just under 3,000 in October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>For 2018/19, the Government has provided the NHS with an additional £1.6 billion to support and improve accident and emergency and elective care performance. Furthermore, the NHS Long Term Plan will set out how the NHS will develop over the coming years. This will be supported by an extra £20.5 billion a year in real terms by 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 204561 question first answered 10/01/2019 14:24:47 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

48368

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the performance of London Midland commuter trains.
	tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
	tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
	uin	196279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not monitor train operator performances by service type (i.e. commuter trains only) under the Franchise Agreement; we monitor each operator's performance across their whole network against benchmarks under the Franchise Agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department monitors each train operator's overall performance against these benchmarks and there are clear actions set out in the Franchise Agreement should performance drop below what is expected. This regular monitoring includes monthly meetings with their senior management where performance figures are scrutinised and challenged.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>At present London Midland are assessed as being within their contracted performance benchmarks as set out in the Franchise Agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2002 when Network Rail took control of Britain's Rail infrastructure, train performance was languishing at record low levels (78.6% of trains arriving on time nationally). Since then, it has risen to averaging around 90%. Network Rail has been tasked with ensuring that 92.5% of trains arrive on time nationally by 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are determined that improvements in infrastructure across the network, as evidenced by the £38 billion investment agreed with Network Rail for the next 5 years, will further improve the performance of all train operators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1010781

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information the Department of Health and Social Care hold on the number of NHS patients currently admitted to assessment and treatment units operated by the private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	193471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>As at the end of October 2018, 155 patients were receiving in-patient treatment in assessment and treatment units operated by independent providers, this will include private providers.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 23/11/2018 14:20:06 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1015216

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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	Mental Health Services: Nurses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many student nurses have been included in the NHS mental health nurse headcount in each month since May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	195576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Student nurses not yet registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council are not included in the National Health Service mental health nurse headcount data.</p><p> </p><p>These students will not, as part of their programme of training, be contracted by any person or body to provide nursing care.</p><p> </p><p>A small minority of post-registration students studying part-time conversion or postgraduate courses will be included in the headcounts.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 29/11/2018 14:07:27 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1022882

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	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	Obesity: Surgery
	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 average waiting time was for bariatric surgery in each NHS trust in each of the last five calendar years; and how much has each trust paid in penalties incurred as a result of those waiting lists in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Eleanor Smith
	uin	200680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The requested data is not centrally collected.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 17/12/2018 12:27:53 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4609 label Biography information for Eleanor Smith

1010732

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Nurses: Training
	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 effect of the abolition of student bursaries on the number of people applying to become nursing students.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	193453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) data from October 2018 shows that demand for nursing courses remains strong, with applications exceeding available places in 2018. The number of acceptances to nursing and midwifery courses in 2018 is consistent with earlier years, at approximately 22,000.</p><p> </p><p>Final UCAS data will be published in December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with relevant bodies across health and education to monitor the effects of the healthcare funding reforms.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working with Health Education England and the university sector to ensure students continued to apply for courses this year. In September 2018 Health Education England launched a campaign to improve the perception of nursing to encourage applications to relevant undergraduate courses for UCAS applications in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also put in place significant interventions to boost the supply of nurses, ranging from training more nurses, offering new routes into the profession, enhancing reward packages to make nursing more attractive and improve retention, and encouraging those that have left to return to nursing.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 23/11/2018 14:19:08 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1010733

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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 Professions: 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 statistics his Department holds of the number of vacancies for (a) nursing staff and (b) doctors in the NHS in England.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	193454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Since April 2017, NHS Improvement has collected vacancy rates of medical and nursing staff from individual National Health Service providers and publish them as part of their Quarterly performance of the NHS provider sector report.</p><p> </p><p>The latest NHS Improvement estimate is that in England, there are 41,722 whole time equivalent nursing vacancies, of which approximately 80% are being filled by a combination of bank and agency staff, as at 30 June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement also estimated that in England there are 11,576 whole time equivalent doctor vacancies, of which approximately 85% are being filled by a combination of bank and agency staff, as at 30 June 2018.</p><p> </p><p>However, the bank and agency staff are not purely covering the vacancy gap. The temporary staff will also be used to backfill for sickness, maternity and secondments. We are committed to ensuring nursing remains an attractive career so the NHS builds on the record number of nurses currently on wards.</p><p> </p><p>We have put in place several actions to increase nursing workforce supply, covering improving staff retention, return to practice, overseas recruitment, expanding nursing associates, improving sickness absence and review of language controls.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 23/11/2018 15:28:44 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds