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1022825

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	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2018 to Question 188904, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the voluntary erasure code in cases where a GP is under investigation.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	200666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to assess the adequacy of the General Medical Council’s (GMC) voluntary erasure code in cases where a general practitioner (or any other doctor) is under investigation.</p><p> </p><p>As the independent regulator of doctors in the United Kingdom the GMC sets the standards all doctors must follow to practise in the UK. It is responsible for how it discharges its statutory duties, including the processes for considering applications for voluntary erasure as set out in legislation.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/12/2018 12:05:18 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1022834

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	Palliative Care: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2018 to Question 197449 on Palliative Care: Children and Young People, whether Health Education England is taking steps to develop staff to fulfil the end of life choice commitment for children as set out in its mandate from the Government; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	200568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s mandates to Health Education England (HEE) since 2014/15 contained an overall goal by 2020 of ensuring all staff delivering end of life care are appropriately trained, especially in the five priorities for care of the dying person and the Ambitions Framework. Working in partnership with stakeholders across the system, HEE has delivered the following:</p><p>- publication of End of Life Care Core Skills Education and Training Framework;</p><p>- collaboration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council and Health and Care Professions Council to influence curricula on end of life care;</p><p>- over 160 highly interactive e-learning materials for end of life care; and</p><p>- work with Community Education Partnership Networks to support inclusion of asset based work in local End of Life Care plans - recognising the value of individuals and communities in supporting individuals in end of life care - and published a ‘How to’ guide on asset based approaches.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 18/12/2018 10:45:46 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1022836

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	Department of Health and Social Care: Babylon Health
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 number of contracts his Department has with Babylon Healthcare.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	200671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any contracts with Babylon Healthcare Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/12/2018 12:04:24 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1022837

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	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
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 his Department has made of the number of cases related to EHIC fraud that were (a) investigated, (b) determined to be a probable case of fraud and (c) determined to be a definite case of fraud by the NHS Counter Fraud Authority in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	200672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) fraud case referrals investigated to determine whether a potential fraud has occurred and the number of these referrals determined to be potential fraud cases.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>EHIC fraud case referrals</p></td><td><p>Referrals determined to be potential fraud cases</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These activities are undertaken by the Department’s Anti-Fraud Unit, rather than the NHS Counter Fraud Authority. This is because payments relating to EHIC are paid by the Department, not the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/12/2018 10:23:36 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

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

1022918

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	Department of Health and Social Care: Interserve
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 value of contracts held by his Department with Interserve.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	200579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no contracts itself with Interserve.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/12/2018 12:03:37 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1022921

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	Department of Health and Social Care: Interserve
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 monitor the financial health of Interserve.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	200580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>Interserve is an organisation identified by the Cabinet Office as a Strategic Supplier to the Government and as such is closely monitored by them via the Crown Representative who provides regular reports on their Financial Status to the Department of Health and Social Care. Currently these reports indicate that Departments should continue to trade with them as normal and should this situation change then Departments will be notified of any action required.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/12/2018 12:02:44 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1023010

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	NHS: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS Improvement's Quarter three 2017-18 performance report, published in February 2018, how many of the (a) 35,000 nurse vacancies and (b) nearly 10,000 doctor post vacancies identified in that report have now been filled.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	200716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement estimate as at 30 September 2018, around 80% of nursing vacancies and 85% of medical vacancies are being filled by a combination of bank and agency staff.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 18/12/2018 14:04:31 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1023036

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	Health Services: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to 2018 Budget, how much of the increase in funding allocated to the NHS over the next five years will be allocated to South Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	200730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>We are providing the National Health Service with additional real terms funding of £20.5 billion by 2023/24 to meet future healthcare needs. The NHS is developing the long-term plan which will set out a vision for the future of the health system and ensure every penny is well spent. Funding breakdowns to local areas are yet to be finalised, but will be published in due course. This Government is committed to providing high quality care to meet the needs of people across England, including those in South Yorkshire.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/12/2018 11:58:22 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1023072

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	NHS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral contribution of 27 November 2018 to the Health and Social Care Committee, Question 127, what the positive impacts are for the NHS of the Withdrawal Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	200657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has agreed the terms of our exit from the European Union, as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. The Withdrawal Agreement allows us to deliver on the result of the referendum, and means that we will leave the EU in a smooth and orderly way on 29 March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>On 18 June, the Prime Minister set out that the National Health Service in England will receive an increase in funding over the next five years that equates to over £20 billion additional real terms funding a year by 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>The Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration lay the foundation for a strong NHS.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/12/2018 17:06:03 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger