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64994

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	York Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full time equivalent (a) directly employed and (b) agency nurses there were at York Hospital on 1 April 2000 and each year since then.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	203406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested. The Health and Social Care Information Centre's non-medical workforce census does not collect the numbers of agency nurses. The figures in the attached table are for directly employed nursing staff at York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust only.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 08/07/2014 15:29:24 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name PQ203406 - Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

170416

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems his Department has introduced or plans to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>We have made no estimate of savings specifically arising from the introduction of the Q&amp;A system, and have not improved or added to existing systems. The Q&amp;A system allows us to receive questions directly from the Table Office, and for hon. Members to receive answers more quickly by removing the need for the delivery of printed versions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>One of the potential benefits of the new system is for the reporting of the timeliness of answers to Parliamentary Questions to be delivered with greater consistency and accuracy across all answering bodies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It will be for the Procedure Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the new system in improving performance when it assesses the evidence following the end of the session.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 06/01/2015 14:53:45 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228815

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Written Questions
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 24 February 2015 to Question 223927, if he will review the range of data collected centrally within his Department and the subjects of Parliamentary Questions received by his Department in the present Parliament to ensure that a higher proportion of hon. Members' Questions can be answered with substantive information.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	228557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department answers parliamentary questions where it is able to, based on the information it collects. Transparency in public services and access to open data are key Government priorities. Transparency in the health and social care sector is important to support public accountability of services and choice for service users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 25/03/2015 12:39:09 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

61750

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	200592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department received 5,201 written questions in the 2013-14 parliamentary session. All questions received a substantive answer before the prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 18/06/2014 15:17:58 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

77426

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Written Questions
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 responding to parliamentary questions where the subject file or letter is within the scope of the Official Secrets Act 1989.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	205433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the guidance on drafting answers to Parliamentary Questions on gov.uk, available at:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</p><p> </p><p>The guidance makes clear that Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public and only withhold information where its disclosure would not be in the public interest. Such public interest would be determined with the relevant legislation in mind (Freedom of Information, Data Protection and the Official Secrets Acts etc).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 21/07/2014 16:43:09 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

90854

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	208426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Departmental performance information, for ordinary and named day Parliamentary Questions, is collated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and submitted to the Procedure Committee. This is published on a sessional basis by the committee, and includes evidence regarding departmental performance. The monitoring report relating to the 2012-13 session was published on 13 February 2014 as HC1046. The report covering statistics relating to performance during the 2013-14 session will be published very shortly by the Procedure Committee.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the 2014-15 session, as of 5 September, the Department has received 463 named day questions and answered 460 on the date named for answer or 99% on deadline.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 10/09/2014 13:09:29 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

99856

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's latest internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to parliamentary questions.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	211068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s most recent internal guidance dated October 2013 is attached. This guidance is subject to revision following the introduction of the Written Questions and Answers website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Leader of the House provides guidance to all departments on the practice of answering Parliamentary Questions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The full guide is available on the gov.uk website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance has already been placed in the Library. The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons intends to review the Guide to Parliamentary Work in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 16:38:03 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name Parliamentary Questions Guidance.doc title Parliamentary Questions- Guidance
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

100190

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	West Cumberland Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many items of correspondence his Department has received on West Cumberland Hospital.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	211281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>A search of the Department’s Ministerial correspondence database has identified 145 items of correspondence received since 1 October 2013 about West Cumberland Hospital. This figure represents correspondence received by the Department’s Ministerial correspondence unit only.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 24/10/2014 11:55:30 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

63899

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the total value of public service contracts that were awarded by (a) his Department and (b) NHS bodies to voluntary sector organisations in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	202408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The total value of public service contracts awarded by the Department on voluntary sector organisations' contracts in 2012-13 was £39.77 million and for NHS bodies, which is taken to mean primary care trusts (PCTs), the equivalent was £542.76 million.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to their abolition in 2013, the vast majority of healthcare commissioned by the NHS was directly through PCTs, who were responsible for commissioning healthcare from providers based on the needs of their local population.<br><br></p><p>2013-14 information for both the Department and NHS bodies will not be available until the Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 are published later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 30/06/2014 16:44:45 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

156603

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Veterans: Visual Impairment
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 October 2014 to Question 210999, if he will publish the timetable for his further consideration of the collection of data on people registering as visually impaired who are veterans.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	215161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department has received initial advice from NHS England and Blind Veterans UK on the collection of this data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A formal meeting with NHS England, Blind Veterans UK, the Health and Social Care Information Centre and Primary Health Care Optometry leads will be arranged in the next few weeks to consider the options for collecting data on veterans registering as visually impaired and plan the best mechanism for doing so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter grouped question UIN 215162 question first answered 26/11/2014 12:44:51 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell