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1135827

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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 England: Private Sector
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 total payments made by NHS England to private providers in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	271400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Total spending by NHS Commissioners on private health providers in each of the last five years for which figures are available is shown in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>NHS Commissioners' spend on non National Health Service bodies by organisation type</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent sector providers</p></td><td><p>6,467</p></td><td><p>8,067</p></td><td><p>8,818</p></td><td><p>9,007</p></td><td><p>8,765</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> Note: 1. The numbers above have been collected separately from audited accounts data and may include estimates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 04/07/2019 11:03:36 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1105875

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust spent on legal fees on its appeal to the First Tier Tribunal with respect to the Information Commissioner's Office's decision notices on patient safety and welfare information.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	238289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust spent £4,655.29 on legal fees on its appeal to the First Tier Tribunal with respect to the Information Commissioner's Office's decision notices on patient safety and welfare information.</p><p> </p><p>The amount East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust has spent on legal fees defending employment tribunal cases in each year since 2016 is set out in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Amount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£267,037.81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£213,414.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£325,640.03 (year to date)</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 238290 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:05:46 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1105876

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust spent on legal fees defending employment tribunal cases in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	238290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust spent £4,655.29 on legal fees on its appeal to the First Tier Tribunal with respect to the Information Commissioner's Office's decision notices on patient safety and welfare information.</p><p> </p><p>The amount East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust has spent on legal fees defending employment tribunal cases in each year since 2016 is set out in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Amount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£267,037.81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£213,414.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£325,640.03 (year to date)</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 238289 question first answered 02/04/2019 14:05:46 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1082317

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	NHS Trusts: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much each NHS trust spent on legal fees defending employment tribunal cases relating to (a) discrimination, (b) unfair dismissal and (c) public interest disclosure in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	228644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Costs for how much each National Health Service trust spent in legal fees defending employment tribunal cares relating to discrimination, unfair dismissal and public interest disclosure since 2016 is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 12/03/2019 12:42:06 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1063732

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
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	East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Dismissal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been spent by East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust on (a) legal fees and (b) other costs associated with terminating the employment of Gordon Fleming and defending legal action brought by him.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	222781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The total legal costs incurred by the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, since 2014, in respect of all matters, proceedings and appeals involving Mr Gordon Fleming is £252,162.15 plus VAT. This figure includes disbursements and Counsel’s fees. The Trust is unable to quantify other costs.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/02/2019 16:53:33 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1039001

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Epilepsy: 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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of essential epilepsy medicines imported from the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	207180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>We understand that epilepsy medicines are vitally important to many people in this country. Our contingency plans aim to ensure that the supply of epilepsy medicines and other essential medicines to patients is not disrupted in all European Union exit scenarios, including a ‘no deal’ exit.</p><p> </p><p>That is why on 23 August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription only medicines and pharmacy medicines to the United Kingdom that come from, or via, the EU or European Economic Area (EEA) asking them to ensure a minimum of six weeks additional supply in the UK, over and above existing business-as-usual buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We followed that up on 7 December 2018 when the Department wrote to pharmaceutical companies that supply licensed medicines to the UK from or via the EU/EEA, and/or manufacture medicines in the UK, informing them of the updated reasonable worst-case scenario border planning assumptions and asking them about their current transportation routes and their ability to re-route their supply chains if they currently rely on Dover and/or Folkestone.</p><p> </p><p>In response to those communications we have received very good engagement from industry, including companies supplying epilepsy medicines to the UK, who share our aims of ensuring continuity of medicines supply for patients is maintained and able to cope with any potential delays at the border that may arise in the short term in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 15/01/2019 15:53:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1029415

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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: 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 estimate his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) cost of refrigerators bought for the preservation of medicines as part of contingency planning in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	204430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Department’s ‘no deal’ European Union exit contingency planning a tender process to procure additional warehouse space for stockpiled medicines, including ambient, refrigerated and controlled drug storage, was undertaken in October 2018. Contract agreements for storage, including refrigerated storage for around 5,000 pallets of medicines, have recently been signed. The refrigerated storage will cost circa £1 million.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 07/01/2019 16:12:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb