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1135217

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Iron and Steel
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 sign his Department up to the UK Steel charter.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	270357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department supports the Charter where this is relevant to our commercial activities and only where consistent with the relevant procurement regulations that require fair and open competition.</p><p>The Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Andrew Stephenson MP), wrote to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 29 May to ask the Department to sign the Steel Charter. We are not aware of any further formal discussions on the topic. On matters relating to procurement policy, Departmental officials continue to work with officials in the Domestic Policy Team at Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 270361 question first answered 05/07/2019 09:02:31 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1135221

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the UK Steel charter.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	270361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department supports the Charter where this is relevant to our commercial activities and only where consistent with the relevant procurement regulations that require fair and open competition.</p><p>The Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Andrew Stephenson MP), wrote to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 29 May to ask the Department to sign the Steel Charter. We are not aware of any further formal discussions on the topic. On matters relating to procurement policy, Departmental officials continue to work with officials in the Domestic Policy Team at Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 270357 question first answered 05/07/2019 09:02:31 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1135240

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	NHS: Public Appointments
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 to Questions 256286 and 259982 on NHS: Public Appointments, what the longest period of time is for which NHS posts with salaries above £142,000 are awaiting ministerial sign-off by (a) his Department and (b) HM Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	270403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury sets the threshold at which ministerial approval is required for ministerial appointments. The threshold was raised from £142,500 per annum to £150,000 per annum in January 2018.</p><p>National Health Service posts are not ‘ministerial appointments’ and are therefore not subject to the approvals process set by HM Treasury. However, in 2015 the then Secretary of State set out his policy on taking forward senior pay in the NHS which included the requirement for NHS trusts to seek ministerial approval and NHS foundation trusts and clinical commissioning groups to seek ministerial comment for senior executive pay over the same pay threshold set by HM Treasury.</p><p>NHS organisations are not required to seek Departmental approval or comment on salaries of less than £150,000.</p><p>As at 1 July, the longest period of time for which the Department have been aware of a proposed NHS post with a salary above £150,000 dates back to 13 March 2019. The case has not yet been presented to Ministers for approval or comment as further information has been sought from the Trust to support the case. This has not yet been received and therefore the case has not yet been presented to Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/07/2019 13:53:03 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1135245

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any companies based in the EU have indicated a wish to cancel contracts to supply the NHS with drugs in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	270230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has been in contact with NHS England’s Commercial Medicines Unit (CMU), who puts in place competitively tendered arrangements (Framework Agreements) through which National Health Service hospital trusts can purchase certain medicines.</p><p>Neither the Department nor CMU are aware of any contract cancellations related to a ‘no deal’ European Union exit.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/07/2019 09:00:56 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

1135269

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	Medicine: Education
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 potential merits of allocating additional funding to increase the number of domestic medical student places to ensure that the NHS has adequate staff to meet demand.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	270407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has already committed to funding for universities to offer an extra 1,500 undergraduate medical school places for domestic students. The first 630 places were taken up in September 2018 and the remaining additional places will have been made available by universities by 2020/21. By 2020, five new medical schools will have opened in England to help deliver the expansion.</p><p>The interim NHS People Plan recognises that we will need more people working in the National Health Service over the next 10 years. We will review what further expansion in undergraduate medical places will be needed, in light of future plans made locally by sustainability and transformation partnerships and integrated care systems.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/07/2019 11:09:58 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1135303

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	Doctors: Recruitment
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 the report entitled, Fair to Refer, published by the General Medical Council in June 2019, what steps his Department is taking ensure the NHS is an inclusive environment for new doctors.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	270237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of each National Health Service organisation as individual employers, to ensure all workforce policies and procedures comply with the Equality Act 2010. This includes policies and procedures that help to promote inclusivity and prevent all forms of unlawful discrimination.</p><p>A substantial programme of work is being taken forward to improve the working lives of doctors in training through the working group ‘Enhancing the Working Lives of Doctors in Training’ led by Health Education England and the British Medical Association. This includes a range of work programmes based on extensive consultation with doctors including improving the induction processes and the training environment for new doctors.</p><p>For trained doctors who are new to the NHS and who take up Specialty and Associate Specialists (SAS) doctor positions, the SAS doctor development guide aims to make sure that this important group of doctors are helped to remain fit to practice and develop in their careers. In addition, the SAS Charter sets out the support available to SAS doctors and what they can expect from their employers to help provide an optimum working environment for this group of doctors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/07/2019 11:45:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1135304

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	Locums
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 the report entitled, Fair to Refer, published by the General Medical Council in June 2019, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of support locums.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	270238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>Doctors who work within health organisations for short-term placements (or locums) may face specific challenges due to the short term, flexible nature of their work. In October 2018, NHS England set out how National Health Service doctors can be best supported to enhance their work experience and provide safe provision of healthcare as a valuable part of the workforce in the publication ‘Supporting organisations engaging with locums and doctors in short-term placements: A practical guide for healthcare providers, locum agencies and revalidation management services.’</p><p> </p><p>NHS England Responsible Officers (Regional Medical Directors) are currently carrying out a review of locum agency governance arrangements alongside establishing established a six-month programme of learning sets for Responsible Officers and locum agency managers to share governance learning and good practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/07/2019 11:53:58 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1135305

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	NHS: Ethnic Groups
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 the report entitled, Fair to Refer, published by the General Medical Council in June 2019, what steps his Department is taking to BAME discrimination in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	270239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of each National Health Service organisation as individual employers, to ensure all workforce policies and procedures comply with the Equality Act 2010. This includes policies and procedures to prevent all forms of unlawful discrimination, including bullying, harassment and victimisation from other staff, patients or other members of the public.</p><p>Policies and procedures should be easily accessible to staff and managers and should be regularly monitored and reviewed by organisation boards in partnership with staff-side representatives. Employers provide a range of support services for their employees, including counselling, Freedom to Speak Up guardians, other staff trained to support affected colleagues, bullying hotlines and mediation.</p><p>The Department is committed to supporting NHS organisations in this via the Social Partnership Forum’s ‘Creating positive workplace cultures and tackling bullying in the NHS - a collective call to action’, the Alliance of Healthcare Organisations committed to civility and respect throughout the NHS and the new offer for staff being developed as part of the People Plan.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/07/2019 09:29:22 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1135306

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	Doctors: Working Hours
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 estimate he has made of the proportion of doctors who have taken on additional responsibilities within their working hours as a result of gaps in staff rotas.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	270240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>There has been no recent estimate made by the Government because work schedules for junior doctors and job planning for consultants and specialty doctors are a matter for individual hospital trusts.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/07/2019 09:25:03 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1135368

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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: Apprentices
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 increase the number of nursing apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	270278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is fully committed to increasing the number of nursing apprenticeships. Working with the National Health Service we have created a complete apprentice pathway from entry level Healthcare Support Worker to Nursing Associate to Nurse and onto postgraduate advanced clinical practice in nursing. This will support people from all backgrounds to enter a nursing career in the NHS.</p><p>Apprentice nurses will complete the same nursing degree as fulltime university students.</p><p>Health Education England (HEE) is leading a national Nursing Associate programme with a commitment for up to 7,500 Nursing Associates to enter training in 2019. This expansion builds on HEE’s Nursing Associate programme which has already seen thousands start training in 2017 and 2018.</p><p>HEE is also working with employers to support the development of a pipeline of future trainee Nursing Associates by investing in functional skills in English and Maths. This is intended to support those individuals that would like to apply to become a Nursing Associate gain the necessary skills to be able to.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 270279 question first answered 05/07/2019 09:31:54 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes