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1142089

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date	25/07/2019
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: Pensions
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 senior staff left the NHS pension scheme in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) 2019; and how people leaving the scheme affects other members of the scheme.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	282449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Pension Scheme records opt-out data based on staff occupation, for example, doctors or nurses, rather than seniority. It is not possible to identify ‘senior staff’ within the available data.</p><p>The following table presents scheme opt-out data provided by the NHS Business Services Authority, who administer the NHS Pension Scheme for England and Wales.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Scheme year</p></td><td><p>Number of active members electing to opt-out from scheme membership</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>39,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>35,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>47,943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>44,890*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>43,309*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: *Figures for years 2017-18 and 2018-19 are provisional.</p><p>Over the five-year period ending 31 March 2019, there was a total of 211,485 opt-out elections recorded. Due to auto-enrolment legislation the data will include a member who has opted-out twice within the five years.</p><p>Where a member elects to opt-out, it has no direct effect on the benefit entitlements of other members.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/09/2019 11:56:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1142309

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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	Hospitals: Finance
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 sustainability and transformation plan at South Tyneside Hospital, what his Department's policy is on local authorities borrowing money from the Public Works Loan Board to pay for changes to local hospitals under sustainability and transformation plans.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	282359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>The policy on National Health Service providers borrowing from local authorities is that they must seek value for money for taxpayers and the resulting capital expenditure incurred must be affordable within the Department’s capital budget.</p><p>Further details can be found in the NHS capital regime guidance at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/capital-regime-investment-and-property-business-case-approval-guidance-nhs-trusts-and-foundation-trusts/" target="_blank">https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/capital-regime-investment-and-property-business-case-approval-guidance-nhs-trusts-and-foundation-trusts/</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 04/09/2019 15:46:32 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1142384

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the additional funding for the NHS announced by the Prime Minister will be used to increase the number of nursing bursaries.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	282307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>The education funding reforms announced in the 2015 Spending Review started to take effect from August 2017 and pre-registration nursing students began to access student loans rather than receiving a National Health Service bursary.</p><p>In January 2019, the NHS published its Long Term Plan which sets out a 10 year vision for healthcare in England. The NHS Interim People Plan, published on 3 June, sets out the immediate actions needed to grow the nursing workforce across all settings by over 40,000 in the next five years.</p><p>We will work with the NHS and the Higher Education Institution sector to improve awareness of the financial support packages available to all undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare students and how they can be accessed.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 04/09/2019 15:47:37 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1141768

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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: Finance
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 NHS Long-Term Plan, what the (a) timeframe and (b) terms of reference are for the review of the national tariff.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	281688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>In its Long Term Plan, the National Health Service outlined eight potential areas for legislation, including one to increase flexibility in the NHS pricing regime.</p><p>The NHS is now further developing their proposals, and outlined further thinking on this in an engagement document published on 28 February. This was followed by an engagement exercise with staff, the public and other stakeholders to gain their views on the proposals. We are working with them to explore options.</p><p>The Government’s priority is to support the NHS to improve patient outcomes by delivering the Long Term Plan. The NHS is currently considering the responses to its engagement exercise, and the Government will consider legislative proposals where they will support the vision outlined in the Long Term Plan.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/09/2019 11:55:33 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1141253

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the supply of drugs to the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	281022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on 31 October, with or without a deal. The Government would prefer the UK to leave the EU with a deal and, in the event that the UK leaves the EU with a new deal, the Department’s assessment is that access to medicines and medical devices will not change for industry or the National Health Service.</p><p>While the Prime Minister is confident that he can strike a new arrangement with the EU, it is vital that we prepare for a ‘no deal’ outcome. Therefore, as a responsible Government, we continue to take steps to ensure the supply of medicines and medical products is uninterrupted in a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p>On 26 June, we wrote to suppliers of medicines to the UK from or via the EU or European Economic Area setting out our continuing multi-layered approach to ensure the continuity of supply of all medicines and medical products in a potential ‘no deal’ exit scenario on 31 October.</p><p>Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/medicines-and-medical-products-supply-government-updates-no-deal-brexit-plans</a></p><p>Ahead of 31 October, all necessary funding will be made available to support our ‘no deal’ preparations. On 1 August, Her Majesty’s Treasury announced an additional £434 million made available to help ensure continuity of supply of vital medicines and medical products, including through freight capacity, warehousing and stockpiling.</p><p>We are confident that the Department is doing everything appropriate to prepare for a possible ‘no deal’ EU exit on 31 October. We are working with our partners, including suppliers, freight companies and the health and social care system and our plans should ensure the supply of medicines and medical products remains uninterrupted.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 02/08/2019 09:59:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1141316

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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	Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments
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 assessment he has made of trends in the level of waiting times at A&E at the Royal Blackburn Hospital.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	280980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>NHS England publishes monthly performance data for accident and emergency (A&amp;E) waiting times for each trust rather than individual hospital site level. Performance data for the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/</a></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>East Lancashire Hospitals Trust A&amp;E performance</p></td><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>June 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% seen in 4 hours or less</p></td><td><p>81.4%</p></td><td><p>78.4%</p></td><td><p>85.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total attendances</p></td><td><p>15,621</p></td><td><p>16,180</p></td><td><p>17,371</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total attendances in 4 hours or less</p></td><td><p>12,714</p></td><td><p>12,683</p></td><td><p>14,863</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS England Operational Statistics<sup>1</sup></p><p>Despite continued high numbers of attendees, performance shows, on average, more than four out of five attendees are seen/treated/admitted/discharged within four hours of arrival. This level of performance has been sustained throughout the months of May, June and July.</p><p>The Trust is working hard to ensure robust plans are in place to achieve the A&amp;E standard of 95% of patients admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival in all types of A&amp;E departments.</p><p>Note:</p><p><sup>1</sup><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2019-20/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ae-attendances-and-emergency-admissions-2019-20/</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/09/2019 11:31:55 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones