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229258

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research reports his Department has commissioned from external bodies between September 2010 and December 2014 have not been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research commissioned for each report was; from whom each such research report was commissioned; what the value of each such commission was; on what date each such report was received by his Department; for what reason each such research report has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish each such report.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	228818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Department’s Policy Research Programme (PRP). The NIHR’s policy statement on open access for its funded research can be found on the NIHR website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nihr.ac.uk/policy-and-standards/nihr-policy-on-open-access-for-its-funded-research.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nihr.ac.uk/policy-and-standards/nihr-policy-on-open-access-for-its-funded-research.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of commissioned and researcher-led projects funded through programmes managed by the NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre can be found on the centre’s website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects?collection=netscc&amp;meta_P_sand=Project" target="_blank">http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/projects?collection=netscc&amp;meta_P_sand=Project</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>These details include research summary, contractor, cost, start date, estimated date of publication, and links to commissioning briefs and published reports.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Details of projects, initiatives and long-term programmes of research currently funded by the PRP are available on the website of the PRP Central Commissioning Facility:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.prp-ccf.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.prp-ccf.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These details include research summary, contractor, start date, and estimated date of completion. Cost will be included in future updates. The website also has links to summary final reports received since April 2011.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/03/2015 17:28:13 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390693

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned on the effect on local authority budgets of paying the new National Living Wage to external staff commissioned by local authorities to provide adult social care.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances will be considered during the Spending Review as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures on local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 7741 question first answered 21/07/2015 12:22:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390703

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of paying the National Living Wage for adult social care commissioned by local authorities over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances will be considered during the Spending Review as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures on local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 7738 question first answered 21/07/2015 12:22:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390930

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Care Workers: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the additional annual costs to councils of paying the National Living Wage to care workers employed by private firms to provide adult social care services for local authorities from April 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances will be considered during the Spending Review as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures on local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/07/2015 14:57:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

522612

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Exercise and Sports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of the work of the Olympic Legacy Park in Sheffield and the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine to the use of sport and exercise medicine in (a) the NHS and (b) public health practice.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	39192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Insufficient physical activity is one of the top 10 causes of ill health in England. The work of the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield and wider work in Sheffield can contribute action on this issue both locally and nationally.</p><p> </p><p>This potential underpins the rationale for investment in the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine (in Sheffield and the London and East Midlands hubs) and the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre on the Park. The Sport Strategy published in December also underlined a commitment to work with the National Centre for Sports and Exercised Medicine and other key stakeholders to support the growth of sport and exercise medicine and its use within the National Health Service and wider public health practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and Public Health England are working with and supporting these developments to harness their potential for local and national action to increase physical activity.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 39193 question first answered 13/06/2016 16:36:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

522613

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Chronic Illnesses and Exercise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution to increasing activity levels and tackling long-term health conditions of the work of the Olympic Legacy Park in Sheffield.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	39193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Insufficient physical activity is one of the top 10 causes of ill health in England. The work of the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine in Sheffield and wider work in Sheffield can contribute action on this issue both locally and nationally.</p><p> </p><p>This potential underpins the rationale for investment in the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine (in Sheffield and the London and East Midlands hubs) and the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre on the Park. The Sport Strategy published in December also underlined a commitment to work with the National Centre for Sports and Exercised Medicine and other key stakeholders to support the growth of sport and exercise medicine and its use within the National Health Service and wider public health practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and Public Health England are working with and supporting these developments to harness their potential for local and national action to increase physical activity.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 39192 question first answered 13/06/2016 16:36:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

654411

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Neuromuscular Disorders: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase psychological support for adults with muscle-wasting conditions in south Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	56593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning specialised neurological services, including services for patients with neuromuscular disorders. NHS England has published a service specification for neurological care that sets out what providers must have in place to offer evidence-based, safe and effective services.</p><p> </p><p>The specification can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/d04-neurosci-spec-neuro.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS providers, working with local area teams, may establish patient access to neuromuscular care advisers if they consider it would benefit service provision; such decisions are a local matter.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 12/12/2016 15:50:14 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

793119

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that hospital trusts have sufficient cash flow to pay suppliers in due time.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	114904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts are required to follow the advice within HM Treasury’s ‘Managing Public Money’ which sets out that they are expected to include a clause in their contracts requiring payment of suppliers and the supply chain within 30 days. The Department’s standard ‘NHS Terms and conditions’ for use by NHS trusts and foundation trusts reiterate these terms when procuring goods and services from suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health Group’s own Manual for Accounts sets out that NHS bodies must disclose their compliance with the Better Practice Payment Code target (to pay at least 95% of invoices, both for NHS and non-NHS suppliers within 30 days of receipt of an invoice) and detail their performance in their annual reports. The NHS Provider Regulator (NHS Improvement) has also raised awareness of compliance with the Code through its official monthly bulletin.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is clear that we do not expect providers to delay paying their suppliers to improve their cash position. If a trust falls into difficulty, interim support is available in exceptional circumstances to ensure suppliers are paid and that patient services are not brought to a halt.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 27/11/2017 11:06:23 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

819105

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Reorganisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of changing his Department's name.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	121782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The costs of changing the name ‘Department of Health’ to ‘Department of Health and Social Care’ will be kept to an absolute minimum. The current estimate for costs associated to the name change will be no more than £1,000.</p><p> </p><p>Stationery, such as business cards and headed paper, will only be changed when stock is used up.</p><p> </p><p>Signage in the Department’s London headquarters is digital only. Physical signage in the Leeds headquarters will only be changed later in 2018, as part of a planned refurbishment of the building.</p><p> </p><p>Amends to the website and intranet have not incurred additional costs.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 17/01/2018 14:11:56 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

931981

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	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	UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the role of the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park in delivering the Health and Wellbeing legacy of the London 2012 Olympics; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	158160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park is a joint venture between the public and private sectors, led by Legacy Park Ltd with partners Sheffield City Council, Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It aims to be a model of social inclusion bringing new jobs and communities together. For example, the National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine Sheffield, which opened in September 2015, brings together clinical services, sport and exercise specialists and health professionals to make it easier for physical activity to become part of the treatment for a range of chronic health conditions. This model has delivered a more efficient and effective service for staff and patients and increased capacity to deal with musculoskeletal problems by 50%. It has also delivered significant improvements in National Health Service staff health and wellbeing through the workplace wellness programme. An independent evaluation by York University Centre for Health Economics estimated an economic return on investment of 300%.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 02/07/2018 14:20:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts