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	registered interest
	date	01/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Vetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2019 to Question 223140 on Home Office: Staff, whether a (a) Counter Terrorist Check, (b) Security Check and (c) Developed Vetting has been required for each of the staff contracted by suppliers.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	227373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Staff contracted by suppliers are required to have a minimum clearance level of Base Level Clearance (BPSS).</p><p>All roles are assessed against the security framework to establish the level of clearance required. Where deemed appropriate for the role, staff contracted by suppliers are must also successfully complete a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) or Security Check (SC). There are no resources on the programme that require Developed Vetting (DV).</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/03/2019 13:15:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1092695

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Pupil Exclusions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of potential links between serious violence, in particular knife crime, and school exclusions.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	235323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>In April 2018 the Government published the Serious Violence Strategy which sets out our analysis of the risk and protective factors for involvement in serious violence. The evidence in the Strategy showed that being in care and school exclusions are markers for increased risk of both victimisation and perpetration of serious violence.</p><p>The Home Office and Department for Education continue to work together to deliver the commitment in the strategy to consider support for pupils at risk of exclusion as well as for those who have been excluded, to reduce the risk of them being drawn into crime and associated pathways.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/03/2019 17:39:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1091261

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using new and developing technologies to support the UK’s defence capability.
	tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
	tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
	uin	234085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Our Armed Forces already use some of the most advanced military technologies in the world, and are taking steps to enhance our ability to acquire and exploit the very best to ensure we retain our strategic military advantage.</p><p>This includes investment to develop innovative new military capabilities through the Transformation Fund and 'Spearhead' programmes.</p><p>Later this year, we will publish a new Defence Technology Framework, setting out key emerging technologies that are priorities for Defence now and in the future.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/03/2019 16:08:57 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1091387

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the underlying factors were behind the Single Source Regulations Office recommendation for a rise in the baseline profit rate for single source defence contracts to 7.63 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	234124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence decided to set the 2019-20 Baseline Profit Rate (BPR) in line with the Single Source Regulations Office's (SSRO) recommendation. The SSRO methodology for calculating the rate has not changed significantly since last year. It is published on the SSRO's website alongside a question and answer briefing, information fact sheets on its methodology, and detailed supporting analysis.</p><p>The BPR is an average of the actual profit rates earned by companies whose activities are comparable to companies that contribute to the delivery of Ministry of Defence single source contracts. The SSRO's assessment is that the increase this year is mainly caused by changes in the performance of companies that make up the comparator groups, reflecting changing economic conditions.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 26/03/2019 16:10:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1091023

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	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	Nurses: Vacancies
	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 unfilled nursing posts (a) there are in the NHS and (b) there were in the NHS in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	233441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Approximately 80% of vacancies are filled by a combination of bank and agency staff. Bank and agency staff are also used to fill non-vacancy gaps such as sickness and maternity, therefore NHS Improvement is unable to provide a specific proportion of vacancies which are currently unfilled by temporary staff.</p><p> </p><p>Many of the positions considered to be ‘vacant’ are in fact filled by highly trained staff who either choose to work additional shifts alongside their substantive posts, or who have chosen to work flexibly full time. The Department is committed to developing staff banks in a way that reflects the contribution of this vital part of the workforce.</p><p> </p><p>While there are vacancies in the National Health Service, a lot of work is underway to improve recruitment and retention. Trusts make decisions based on local needs about how they fill vacant posts, including looking at short-term options for cover such as bank and agency staff.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/03/2019 11:14:12 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1091024

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	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	Nurses: 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 assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on trends in the level of nursing vacancies in each year until 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	233442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working closely with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health Education England, NHS England and others in the health and care system to understand the impact of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union on nursing in the UK. While we do not expect our exit from the European Union to lead to a significant number of health staff leaving on or around exit day, we are not complacent and are continually monitoring staffing levels and working with other Government departments and local areas to put in place mechanisms to respond to any shortages.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/03/2019 11:12:52 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1091026

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	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 Professions: Agency Workers
	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 (a) doctors and (b) nurses were employed using bank and locum staff in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	233443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Since April 2017 NHS Improvement collects data on the number of bank and agency staff employed by individual National Health Service providers.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of full time equivalent doctors and nursing and midwifery bank and agency staff employed by NHS providers for every quarter since June 2017 to latest data.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2017/18 Q1</p></td><td><p>2017/18 Q2</p></td><td><p>2017/18 Q3</p></td><td><p>2017/18 Q4</p></td><td><p>2018/19 Q1</p></td><td><p>2018/19 Q2</p></td><td><p>2018/19 Q3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total bank and agency- nursing and midwifery workforce</p></td><td><p>30,619</p></td><td><p>33,110</p></td><td><p>31,415</p></td><td><p>37,689</p></td><td><p>33,137</p></td><td><p>33,221</p></td><td><p>32,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total bank and agency - doctors’ workforce</p></td><td><p>8,441</p></td><td><p>8,887</p></td><td><p>8,820</p></td><td><p>9,640</p></td><td><p>9,297</p></td><td><p>9,093</p></td><td><p>9,294</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/03/2019 11:16:24 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1091083

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	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	Maternity Services: Proof of Identity
	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 consequences of not conducting equality impact assessments in relation to ID checking within maternity units by (a) Barts Health NHS Trust and (b) other Health bodies.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	233538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department conducted a pilot between May and October 2017 during which 19 National Health Service hospital trusts, including Barts Health NHS Trust, participated in pilots to trial the effectiveness of requesting two forms of identification from patients in improving the identification of those not entitled to NHS funded treatment.</p><p> </p><p>The evaluation assessed whether requesting two forms of identity delayed, deterred or prevented patients who did not have proof of identity documents but were entitled to NHS services free of charge from accessing healthcare. Nobody was denied or prevented from accessing healthcare as a result of the identification checks, even where a patient did not have identification.</p><p> </p><p>Following the conclusion of this pilot, there has been no further work on identification pilots undertaken by the Department. However, some trusts may continue with local schemes.</p><p> </p><p>There is no requirement on NHS staff to check a patient’s identification and asking for, or providing, identification is not a requirement of the Charging Regulations 2015 (as amended). It is up to providers of NHS care to assure themselves that they do everything reasonable to determine a patient’s eligibility for NHS-funded healthcare.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 233539 question first answered 26/03/2019 11:18:02 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1091084

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	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	Maternity Services: Proof of Identity
	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 ID checking within maternity units by (a) Barts Health NHS Trust and (b) other Health bodies on (i) public health including infectious disease control and (ii) individual health outcomes.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	233539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department conducted a pilot between May and October 2017 during which 19 National Health Service hospital trusts, including Barts Health NHS Trust, participated in pilots to trial the effectiveness of requesting two forms of identification from patients in improving the identification of those not entitled to NHS funded treatment.</p><p> </p><p>The evaluation assessed whether requesting two forms of identity delayed, deterred or prevented patients who did not have proof of identity documents but were entitled to NHS services free of charge from accessing healthcare. Nobody was denied or prevented from accessing healthcare as a result of the identification checks, even where a patient did not have identification.</p><p> </p><p>Following the conclusion of this pilot, there has been no further work on identification pilots undertaken by the Department. However, some trusts may continue with local schemes.</p><p> </p><p>There is no requirement on NHS staff to check a patient’s identification and asking for, or providing, identification is not a requirement of the Charging Regulations 2015 (as amended). It is up to providers of NHS care to assure themselves that they do everything reasonable to determine a patient’s eligibility for NHS-funded healthcare.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 233538 question first answered 26/03/2019 11:18:02 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1091085

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	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: Undocumented Migrants
	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 implications for his policies of the March 2019 editorial in Archives of Disease in Childhood entitled Charging undocumented migrant children for NHS healthcare: implications for child health.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	233540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to make an assessment of the policy implications of the March 2019 editorial in Archives of Disease in Childhood entitled ‘Charging undocumented migrant children for NHS healthcare: implications for child health’.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service is a residency-based healthcare system, with a requirement to be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom in order to access NHS-funded healthcare. Providers of relevant NHS services are required to make and recover charges from overseas visitors where relevant services have been provided to them and no exemption applies.</p><p> </p><p>Asylum seekers, refugees and children looked after by a local authority are all exempt from charging, as are victims, and suspected victims, of modern slavery and their children. Children will never themselves be expected to demonstrate their eligibility to free NHS healthcare. The parent or guardian of the child should expect to provide evidence that they and the child are ordinarily resident in the UK, or otherwise that an exemption category applies to the child, which usually stems from an exemption that the parent has. Where a non-resident child is being treated their parent or guardian will be liable to pay for their NHS care where no exemption applies.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/03/2019 11:18:48 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown